Iran's Revolutionary Guards are part of the repression of dissidents in Syria
Supreme Leader’s Advisor on International Affairs: Iran strongly supports Syria; IRGC Al Quds Force plays key role in Islamic Awakening – Top advisor to the Supreme Leader on international affairs and Director General of the World Islamic Awakening Association, Ali Akbar Velayati, reiterated in the IR...GC cultural conference on the Islamic Awakening that Iran continues to support Syria.
In comments he made that were not fully published in the media, Velayati addressed the key role played by the IRGC Al Quds Force in promoting the Islamic Awakening (the Iranian term for the Arab Spring), stressing that “without the assistance of our Al Quds brothers, this would not be the case. Al Quds Force fighters, with their tremendous experience gained during the Iran-Iraq War and given their obedience to the Velayat e-Faqih (Guardian Jurist) and desire to sacrifice themselves, have become one of the most influential players in the Islamic Awakening.”
http://www.irandailybrief.com/?p=6471
Supreme Leader’s Advisor on International Affairs: Iran strongly supports Syria; IRGC Al Quds Force plays key role in Islamic Awakening – Top advisor to the Supreme Leader on international affairs and Director General of the World Islamic Awakening Association, Ali Akbar Velayati, reiterated in the IR...GC cultural conference on the Islamic Awakening that Iran continues to support Syria.
In comments he made that were not fully published in the media, Velayati addressed the key role played by the IRGC Al Quds Force in promoting the Islamic Awakening (the Iranian term for the Arab Spring), stressing that “without the assistance of our Al Quds brothers, this would not be the case. Al Quds Force fighters, with their tremendous experience gained during the Iran-Iraq War and given their obedience to the Velayat e-Faqih (Guardian Jurist) and desire to sacrifice themselves, have become one of the most influential players in the Islamic Awakening.”
http://www.irandailybrief.com/?p=6471