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 IRAN FINANCES REGIME MILITIAS IN SYRIA |
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has been financing the formation of militias loyal to
the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Syrian opposition sources said Teheran has transferred tens of millions
of dollars to organize, equip and finance at least two major militias under
the direct control of Assad. The sources said the militias contain Shi'ites,
with many of them trained in and sent by Iran."The alliance between Syria and Iran dates back more than two decades,
and was explicitly reaffirmed by the two ruling regimes as recently as
January 2005," Ammar Abdul Hamid, director of the Tharwa Foundation and
a leading Syrian dissident, said. "Indeed, the two are now joined at the
hip."Abdul Hamid said Assad turned to Iran to help his regime amid sagging
support within the Syrian military. He said Iran has increased its influence
in the Syrian military and intelligence community.
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