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Syria and Afghanistan are linked through the IRGC-QF's regional operations and proxy networks, as evidenced by the deployment of the Afghan-based Liwa Fatemiyoun to Syria [1] and the Iranian government's coercion of Afghan refugees to fight in the Syrian conflict [2]. Furthermore, both nations serve as key operational theaters for the IRGC-QF's regional corps structure [3] and maintain shared status as countries where the IRGC-QF maintains partnerships with foreign forces [4].
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Escalation in the Middle East and Beyond unocha.org 3 facts
claimConflict escalation has caused migration from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria, straining humanitarian operations in those countries due to supply chain disruptions.
claimThe regional escalation has caused population displacement from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria, while humanitarian operations in these countries face supply chain disruptions.
claimThe regional escalation has caused population displacement from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 3 facts
claimThe IRGC-QF is organized into regional sections including the Ramazan Corps (Iraq), Levant Corps (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel), Rasulallah Corps (Arabian Peninsula), and Ansar Corps (Afghanistan).
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (including the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
claimThe Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) maintains partnerships with foreign forces in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Afghanistan.
Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org 1 fact
claimThe U.S. Treasury Department claimed that the Iranian government coerced Afghan refugees to fight in Syria under threat of imprisonment in Iran or deportation to Afghanistan.