Iran: Retired Revolutionary Guards Among Those Kidnapped in Syria
Iran's foreign minister says some of the 48 Iranians kidnapped by Syrian rebels are retired members of the Revolutionary Guards and the army and were in Damascus on a religious pilgrimage. Wednesday, Iran's ISNA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi denying that the Iranians have any current military connection. The rebel Free Syrian Army describes those kidnapped Saturday as Revolutionary Guards on a “reconnaissance mission.” Meanwhile, Jordan's King Abdullah says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could try to create a ...
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