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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Russia Sends More Than 500 Syrian Militants To Ukraine
2022-11-11
Soaking up bullets with bodies surplus to needs in Syria.
[NPASyria] Russia sent more than 500 Syrian bandidos holy warriors to eastern Ukraine, tasking them with safeguarding facilities in Luhansk and Donetsk, according to Middle East Eye (MEE).

The MEE reported that the Syrian bandidos holy warriors were drawn mainly from Syrian government forces, including the 25th Special Mission Forces Division, known in Syria as the Tiger Force, Russian-backed Fifth Corps and Liwa al-Quds, who were trained by Russia to fight against Syrian opposition forces and the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 Organization (ISIS).

The MEE said, citing a Syrian government official, that Russia had recruited the fighters, including former opposition holy warriors, through its special forces, and transferred them to Ukraine.

About 1.000 Syrian bandidos holy warriors were flown to Russia for training, but only half of them had gone to Ukraine, according to the official.

The Syrian holy warriors’ main task was providing security and protection for areas in Luhansk and Donetsk, however they could be called to front lines when it is necessary, he added.

At least, 50 Syrian bandidos holy warriors were killed in the Ukrainian bombardment so far, according to the source.

In April, hundreds of Russian-trained Syrian bandidos holy warriors who have reportedly signed up to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine include Syrian soldiers, former opposition fighters and veteran fighters who fought for years against the ISIS in Syria.

At the time, about 40.000 people have registered their names to join the Russian army, according to sources.

In March, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a UN Security Council meeting that Moscow had received more than 16.000 applications from people in Middle Eastern countries to help fight in Ukraine.

However,
there's more than one way to stuff a chicken...
 observers said that it was an attempt by Russia to scare Ukraine and other European countries in the conflict’s early days.
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