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Iraqi Shiite Fighters Heading to Syria to Fight for Assad
(New York Times) Yasir Ghazi and Tim Arango - Iraqi Shiites have been going to Syria in increasing numbers to fight for President Assad. Some are traveling to Tehran first, where the Iranian government flies them to Damascus. Others take tour buses from Najaf, Iraq, on the pretext of making a pilgrimage to an important Shiite shrine in Damascus. Iraqi Shiite leaders say the buses also ferry weapons, supplies and fighters to aid the Syrian government. The Iraqi Shiites are joining forces with Shiite fighters from Lebanon and Iran.