Syrian Republican Guard Officers Sent on Assignment to Iran - le Figaro
I cannot find this information in English, so a summary quick and dirty translation will have to suffice (I am on deadline for work).
According to sources of le Figaro, approximately 45 officers of Assad’s dedicated guards unit, amongst them members of the unit 101, have departed on a 9 month assignment to Iran. The officers have been sent for “instruction” to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. …
Amongst the Republican Guard are well-armed units charged directly with the protection of Assad; these units are generally drawn from the Alawite minority.
The Republican Guard has been deployed along the north flank of Damascus, away from the flash-points of the current unrest.
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