Afghans in Syrian Civil War: Iran’s Hazara Fatemiyoun Division

Abstract

Because of the unwanted effects of Color Revolutions that shook the former Soviet Republics, which aims to topple remnants old Soviet Nonemclatura system, Arap Spring incidents first broke in Tunisia. That wave of unrest reaches to Syria in 2011. The popular unrest in Syria puts the existing oppressiand Al-Assad’s government in close danger. As Esed’s regime power and the ability to governing the country began to erode, Al-Assad’s government lose control in the country, especially in the rural countryside. In order to stop that negative pattern, Iran, one the top supporter of the Syrian Baathist Regime, take the initiative and provide meaningful but covert support. With the help of that support Iran tried to ensure existence of the land bridge, passing througt Iraq to Syria and then reaches to Mediterranean in Lebanon. But growing success and performence of the Syrian Opposition put existence of Syrian Regime and Iran’s Land Bridge in danger. This Land Bridge is strategically important because with the help of that land bridge Iran can provide personel and material support to allied factions which are disturbing Israel in Lebanon and Palestine and keeps Israel busy. As it turned out that this covert support would not be enough, Iran was forced to decide to take advantage of the official forces such as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the Quds Force. Other than offical organizations Iran implements the strategy of using the Shiite volunteers recruited from other countries other than Iran in the proxy wars. Strategy of using Shia volunteers in proxy wars developed by Kasım Süleymani, who was killed during an air attack in Iraq. The Afghan Hazaras, one of the most exploited communities of the Afghanistan, started to fight on the behalf of Iran.