Yet their limited knowledge of the Syrian conflict exposed a complex issue over which their loyalties to their paymasters , Iran , may be tested . Unverified video from Syrian rebels shows them pulling an Iranian regime hostage from rubble . The man appears terrified and is unable to speak Arabic , it becomes clear that he is Afghan . The man tells interrogators that he is an asset to Iran , which has paid him to fight in Syria . He went to Afghanistan and met other men recruited by Iran who had returned from Afghanistan .
Unverified video from Syrian rebels shows them pulling an Iranian regime hostage from rubble . The man appears terrified and is unable to speak Arabic , it becomes clear that he is Afghan . The man tells interrogators that he is an asset to Iran , which has paid him to fight in Syria . He went to Afghanistan and met other men recruited by Iran who had returned from Afghanistan .