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The IRGC-QF and the Assad regime are linked through their military collaboration during the Syrian civil war, where the IRGC-QF provided training, funding, and equipment to Shia militias and organized the Fatemiyoun Brigade to support the regime's forces as described in [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5].
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War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 5 facts
claimThe number of Shia fighters supported by the IRGC-QF increased significantly, particularly by 2014, due to the war in Syria, where Iran trained, equipped, and funded Shia militias to support the Assad regime.
accountThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) collaborated with the Syrian Assad regime and the Russian military, which utilized combat aircraft and naval vessels in the Mediterranean Sea to conduct strikes.
accountDuring the Syrian civil war, the IRGC-QF collaborated with the Syrian Assad regime and the Russian military, which provided air support and naval strikes, to route rebel forces in Aleppo by December 2016.
claimThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) organized between 10,000 and 15,000 Afghan militants into the Fatemiyoun Brigade and deployed them to Syria to fight alongside pro-Assad forces.
claimThe number of Shia fighters supported by the IRGC-QF increased significantly by 2014, driven by the war in Syria where Iran trained, equipped, and funded Shia militias to support the Assad regime.