On September 4, 2022, a Syrian opposition website reported that an Iran-backed Afghan Shi'ite militia had begun training its fighters to operate drones at the airport at Palmyra in Syria. The Syrian opposition website also noted that officials from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were training the militia.[1]
[1] See MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 10221, As Part Of Iran's Ongoing Policy Of Deploying Its Afghan Shi'ite Militia Across Middle East, IRGC Reportedly Training Fatemiyoun Brigade In Drone Use In Syria, September 22, 2022.
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