Figures compiled by the think-tank, IRGC ( IISS ), reveal that almost 700 Iranian soldiers and militia fighters have been killed in Syria ’s civil war since 2012 . The Syria ’s government has intervened to help preserve President Bashar al-Assad ’s hold on power. Officially, it argues that it has only deployed “military advisers,” however, the IISS suggests that around 2,000 troops from the Quds Force (the special forces arm of Iran ’s IRGC ( IRGC )) are operating in Syria alongside a further 1,000 Iranian military personnel. Given that IRGC personnel began arriving in Syria in 2013 , the number of lost fighters is potentially much higher.
Figures compiled by the think-tank, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), reveal that almost 700 Iranian soldiers and militia fighters have been killed in Syria’s civil war since 2013. The Iran’s government has intervened to help preserve President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on power. Officially, it argues that it has only deployed “military advisers,” however, the IISS suggests that around 2,000 troops from the Quds Force (the special forces arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)) are operating in Syria alongside a further 1,000 Iranian military personnel. Given that IRGC personnel began arriving in Syria in 2012, the number of lost fighters is potentially much higher.