This study examines the process by which Iranian Shiite Afghan citizens have been involved in
the war in Syria. In this context, it is tried to analyze that what kind of promises and motivations
that the Shiite Afghans convinced by Iran to fight alongside the regime forces in the Syrian civil
war, how they were trained and the potential danger that these groups could create after the war. Iran mobilizes volunteer or mercenary Shiites from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Lebanon
in the interests of their foreign policy to the war in Syria. It is known that Iran uses effectively
approximately 15 armed groups in Syria, mainly Hezbollah and Fatemiyoun Brigades, organised
under various names. The mobilization of the Shiite population in other countries in Iranʹs own war
dated back to the Iran‐Iraq war between 1980‐88. Therefore, the use of the Shiite population is not a
new phenomenon, as is the case in Iranʹs Syrian case.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | September 26, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Issue: 6 |
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