The Syrian Armed Forces Seven Years into the Conflict: From a Regular Army to Volunteer Corps
... defending so-called “Useful Syria”. It is unlikely that the SAA numbers more than about 70,000 – 80,000 troops at present. Shabiha and the National Defence Forces The regime has not been able to restore full combat-readiness to the SAA due to the fact ... ... conglomerate of Iraqi Shiite groups associated with Asaib Ahl al-Haq . Units that are directly subordinated to the Iranian command of Al-Quds also operate in Syria. These include, in particular, the Fatemiyoun Division recruited from Afghan Shiites (which number ...
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