Among the captured
Iranian pilgrims in Syria are former members of the IRGC
Some of the Iranian pilgrims seized on Saturday, August 4, in the suburbs of Damascus, are former members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday the agency ISNA, referring to the Foreign Minister of Iran."Some of these pilgrims were previously members of the IRGC, some of them are retired military men," - said the head of the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.The minister said that at present none of the pilgrims do with the country's security forces, they were in Damascus, the sole purpose of visiting the holy places.On Saturday, August 4, on the road leading from Damascus international airport in the capital of Syria, had been abducted 48 Iranian Shia pilgrims. The bus, which were the Iranians, was stopped on the outskirts of the capital at the checkpoint militants. On Monday, media reported that three of the hostages killed.As laid out on Sunday on YouTube video claiming that the captured Iranians - not pilgrims and members of the IRGC, who arrived in Syria to the intelligence mission. On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry denied reports that the Iranians taken hostage by the armed forces are the IRGC.Iran's leadership has asked the UN to assist in freeing the hostages.
Some of the Iranian pilgrims seized on Saturday, August 4, in the suburbs of Damascus, are former members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday the agency ISNA, referring to the Foreign Minister of Iran."Some of these pilgrims were previously members of the IRGC, some of them are retired military men," - said the head of the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.The minister said that at present none of the pilgrims do with the country's security forces, they were in Damascus, the sole purpose of visiting the holy places.On Saturday, August 4, on the road leading from Damascus international airport in the capital of Syria, had been abducted 48 Iranian Shia pilgrims. The bus, which were the Iranians, was stopped on the outskirts of the capital at the checkpoint militants. On Monday, media reported that three of the hostages killed.As laid out on Sunday on YouTube video claiming that the captured Iranians - not pilgrims and members of the IRGC, who arrived in Syria to the intelligence mission. On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry denied reports that the Iranians taken hostage by the armed forces are the IRGC.Iran's leadership has asked the UN to assist in freeing the hostages.
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