An Iranian commander says the the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has military experts in Syria who share experience and provide consultations to the armed forces of the Arab country.Addressing a group of students in Tehran on Tuesday, IRGC Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said we will do whatever we can and [whatever] is necessary to protect Syria because Syria is the frontline of the Islamic Revolution.
Major General Jafari said the IRGC has dispatched military experts to Syria at the request of the legitimate Syrian government to offer consultations and provide training to military units in the crisis-hit country.
We have already announced that we have specialist forces to transfer experience and training in Syria, who work as advisors, and this is public knowledge, noted the Iranian commander.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since March 2011. According to data released by the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have lost their lives and millions of others displaced due to the foreign-backed violence.
A recent British defense study showed that about 100,000 militants, fragmented into 1,000 groups, are fighting in the Arab country against the government and people.
Reports indicate that the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the terrorist groups operating against Syria.
Iran has repeatedly expressed its opposition to any foreign interference in Syrias internal affairs, stressing that dialog, national reconciliation and free elections are the keys to resolving the unrest in the country.
By Press TV
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