The 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.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: CSIS
  War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS

Sources

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

Referenced by nodes (3)

• Syria location
• IRGC-QF entity
• Assad regime entity