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| 300K Syrian citizens underwent military training with Iran's help | |
| 2014-02-14 | |
| Iran has trained some 150 000 Syrian citizens in Iran, and another 150 000 in Syria itself, Iranian MP Seyyed Mahmoud Nabavian said, Fars news agency reported on Feb. 12. Nabavian said all of the mentioned Syrian citizens underwent military training, while speaking at the Islamic Association of Independent Students meeting in Iranian eastern city of Mashhad. Nabavian went on to note that Iran sent some 50 000 Lebanese militants to Syria. The opposing forces in Syria claim that Iranian military forces are fighting against them, while Iran dismisses the claims, saying that Iran only has advisors in Syria, to transfer its military experience to the Syrian army.
"Iran's efforts on training Syrian citizens and Hezbollah's readiness to launch missiles at Israel made the U.S. policy in Syria to be unsuccessful," he said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |