Following the onset of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Iranian leaders became alarmed at the rise of Sunni extremist groups like the Islamic State and the support provided by the United States, European nations, and Gulf states to Syrian rebel groups.

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  War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS

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• War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS www.csis.org CSIS via serper

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• U.S. location
• Islamic State entity
• Syria location
• Syrian Civil War event