Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) will discuss what happened with the Iranian military in Khan Tuman and the ways to return the captured Iranians, according to a source close to the SNSC.

TEHRAN (Sputnik)�� Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) is expected to�discuss the situation with�the country's military advisers, who have been reportedly captured by�terrorists in�the northern Syrian province of�Aleppo on�Monday, a source close to�the SNSC told Sputnik.

On Saturday, Iranian media reported about�a number of�advisers captured by�the terrorists from�the al-Qaeda affiliated Nusra Front near�Syria's Khan Tuman settlement, located near�the city of�Aleppo.

"Today, the committee will discuss what happened with�the Iranian military in�Khan Tuman and the ways to�return the captured Iranians. The relevant decisions will be made," the source said.

Earlier in�May, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told Sputnik that Iran's involvement in�Syria's conflict was limited to�sending military advisers who consulted the Syrian army and allied militia on�anti-terrorism fight.

Nusra Front, outlawed in�Russia, is one of�the extremist groups that Syria government forces loyal to�Syrian President Bashar Assad have been fighting since�2011, in�addition to�fighting numerous opposition factions in�the country.

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