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Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
On March 29, Liwa Fatemiyoun, an Iranian-backed Afghan group, announced that its fighters had held live-fire drills in Syria.
The drills were held in a unspecified desert area in the southeastern region of Syria, likely near the town of al-Bukamal on the border with Iraq.
Liwa Fatemiyoun shared photos of the live-fire drills, which saw the group’s fighters firing heavy weapons. Furthermore, the fighters used night-vision and thermal sights to train on nigh-time combat operations.
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
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- Click to see full-size image. By Mohamad Jaffari. Source: t.me/Fatemiyoun1434
Between 10,000 and 20,000 Afghan fighters are reportedly in service with Liwa Fatemiyoun, which operates in Aleppo, Homs and Deir Ezzor.
The Afghan group, which is funded, trained, and equipped by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, played a key role in the battles against ISIS in central Syria during 2016 and 2017. In 2019, the US sanctioned the group over its role in the Syrian war.
Currently, Liwa Fatemiyoun and other Iranian-backed forces are supporting Syrian government operations against ISIS cells in the central region and guarding the border line with Iraq.
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