Iran says 400 of its fighters killed in Syria

[alarabi]

First time that an Iranian official has indicated how many people have been killed

Tehran: Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that the families of at least 400 people killed fighting in Iranian brigades in Syria have been referred to the Martyr Foundation, which offers financial support to the relatives of those killed fighting for Iran.

The Saturday report quotes the head of the Martyr Foundation, Mohammad Ali Shahidi, as saying that Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the number of fighters killed, saying that around half of them were Afghan.

It is the first time that an Iranian official has indicated how many people have been killed fighting in Iranian militias in Syria.

Iran has provided military and political backing to President Bashar Al Assad in Syria’s civil war.

Afghan Shiites, some of whom live in Iran, have been fighting alongside Iranian fighters in Syria.

GulfNews

I think the number is way greater than this.

 

[Gregor Clegane]

The number is in line with Syrian Observatory for Human Rights-SOHR estimates.
BTW I am pretty sure the Afghans referred above are Hazaras who settled in Iran in 90s.
In addition to them several hundred Afghans and Pakistani shows have been killed in.Syria.

 

[Joe Shearer]

The number is in line with Syrian Observatory for Human Rights-SOHR estimates.
BTW I am pretty sure the Afghans referred above are Hazaras who settled in Iran in 90s.
In addition to them several hundred Afghans and Pakistani shows have been killed in.Syria.

I believe these are Hazaras being recruited from Afghanistan currently.

 

[Serpentine]

Title is misleading. 400 families of martyrs are covered and compensated by martyrs foundation, from which, 200 are from our Afghan brothers. Although there is no difference between Iranians and Afghans in this war, but the numbers should be presented correctly.

 

[AmirPatriot]

They were martyred for fighting the scum of the earth, which are the Saudi backed terrorists currently wrecking Syria. May they Rest In Peace.

 

[somebozo]

shame on iran

 

[Śakra]

Why not build a wall, make the Syrians pay for it, and be done with this nonsense?

 

[AmirPatriot]

shame on iran

Yes. Shame on Iran for fighting ISIS. How upset you must be that Saudi's terrorist buddies are being killed by Iran.

 

[PakistaniNawab]

May allah grant them jannat.

 

[raptor22]

May God bless all of them ...RIP.

shame on iran

Shame on Iran for what?for fighting terrorists? for preventing Iraq region of Kurdistan , Baghdad and Syria from being captured by ISIS?

 

[Mrc]

First time that an Iranian official has indicated how many people have been killed

Tehran: Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that the families of at least 400 people killed fighting in Iranian brigades in Syria have been referred to the Martyr Foundation, which offers financial support to the relatives of those killed fighting for Iran.

The Saturday report quotes the head of the Martyr Foundation, Mohammad Ali Shahidi, as saying that Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the number of fighters killed, saying that around half of them were Afghan.

It is the first time that an Iranian official has indicated how many people have been killed fighting in Iranian militias in Syria.

Iran has provided military and political backing to President Bashar Al Assad in Syria’s civil war.

Afghan Shiites, some of whom live in Iran, have been fighting alongside Iranian fighters in Syria.

GulfNews

I think the number is way greater than this.

add another 0 at the end.. excluding hizbullah

 

[500]

400 - thats aprox number of Iranians killed. Afghan cannon fodder no one even counts.

 

[TaimiKhan]

shame on iran

Hope, one day same ISIS kind of thugs descend upon Saudi Arabia and Israel also, that will be the day I would love to hear what people like you, ppl thanking you and 500 kind of ppl have to say.

Even though I am no fan of Assad as he has done grave atrocities against his own people, but ISIS guys are the worst.

 

[Fafnir]

Yes. Shame on Iran for fighting ISIS. How upset you must be that Saudi's terrorist buddies are being killed by Iran.

Sadly its really not that surprising that you would have wahabist sympathizers on a pakistani site.