Friday, March 8, 2013

No Existence of Iran’s Military Forces in Syria

Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi says "Iran Islamic Republic has no military presence in Syria".The Iranian commander states that "Iran is to fully defend Syria despite having no military existence in the country".

Firouzabadi says "the armed men in Syria are either hired or invited from various Arab countries to fight under al-Qaeda flag; of course some of the militants are Syrian nationals, but they are emotional youth, who have been manipulated by al-Qaeda," the Iranian commander added.

And about the question of the reaction of Iran to a possible Western attack on Syria, Firouzabadi declares that "Western countries should save themselves from the headache of a military intervene on Syria".