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Fatemiyoun Division
Also known as: Fatemiyoun Division, Fatemiyoun Brigade
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Iran's Islamist Proxies in the Middle East - Wilson Center wilsoncenter.org Sep 12, 2023 6 facts
claimSince 2014, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have deployed the Fatemiyoun Division to fight for the Assad regime in Syria.
claimThe Fatemiyoun Division is an Afghan militia founded in the 1980s, which went dormant in the 1990s and was revived by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in 2012.
claimThe Fatemiyoun Division is primarily composed of Hazara refugees from Afghanistan living in Iran.
measurementIn 2017, approximately 50,000 Afghans were deployed in Syria as part of the Fatemiyoun Division.
measurementThe Trump administration (2017–2021) sanctioned seven groups (Ansar Allah, Asaib Ahl al Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, Zaynabiyoun Brigade, Fatemiyoun Division, Al Ashtar Brigades, Saraya al Mukhtar) and 32 leaders.
claimThe U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Fatemiyoun Division in 2019 for supporting the Qods Force and engaging in human rights abuses in Iran.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org Mar 11, 2019 6 facts
referenceTobias Schneider authored a report titled 'The Fatemiyoun Division' for The Middle East Institute in October 2018, detailing the Fatemiyoun Division.
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.
referenceTobias Schneider authored a report titled 'The Fatemiyoun Division' for The Middle East Institute in October 2018, detailing the Fatemiyoun Division.
claimFatemiyoun Brigade fighters were deployed in battles in Aleppo, Daraa, Damascus, Hama, Homs, Latakia, Palmyra, and Dayr az Zawr.
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 support pro-Assad forces.
accountFatemiyoun Brigade fighters participated in battles in Aleppo, Daraa, Damascus, Hama, Homs, Latakia, Palmyra, and Dayr az Zawr in Syria.