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Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/09/where-are-the-syrians-in-assads-syrian-arab-army/
Where Are the Syrians in Assad's Syrian Arab Army?
(Telegraph-UK) Richard Spencer - The reconquest of Palmyra was presented as a victory for President Assad's Syrian Arab Army. But analysis of photographs, social media posts and Iranian, Russian and Syrian media has shown that the path to taking Palmyra was led by Russian special forces and mercenaries, with much of the "grunt" work done by Afghan Shia and Iraqi militiamen under generals from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Abu Mohammed al-Halabi, a leader of the Levant Front fighting around Aleppo, told The Telegraph: "Iran is sending in more troops. The regime doesn't undertake a serious attack without Iranian support."