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IRGC blasts fabrication of commander's remarks on Syria

Iran Materials 20 September 2012 03:28 (UTC +04:00)
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Wednesday deplored western media outlets for fabricating the recent remarks of the IRGC Commander, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, on Syria.
IRGC blasts fabrication of commander's remarks on Syria

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Wednesday deplored western media outlets for fabricating the recent remarks of the IRGC Commander, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, on Syria, FNA reported.

"General Jafari said in that meeting that the IRGC's Quds Force has had a number of forces in Lebanon and Syria with the aim of supporting (the two) Muslim nations and given the special conditions that these countries are facing, but this presence does not mean a military presence in these countries," Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif said, referring to the remarks made by the IRGC commander during a Sunday press conference in Tehran.

General Sharif reiterated that Iran is proud of its "thinking assistance and transfer of experience to Syria as a member of the resistance front against the Zionist regime".

He reminded that transfer of experience is what military attaches do in the world, and added, "The Islamic Republic's Armed Forces have military attaches in other countries within the framework of international norms and criteria."

"At present, the IRGC has military attaches in around 15 world countries, including Syria and Lebanon, while the Islamic Republic Army has sent military attaches to a number of other countries."

Ramezan Sharif's remarks came after the western media misrepresented General Jafari's remarks about Iran's military activities in Syria, alleging that he has admitted to Iran's military deployment in the crisis-hit country.

During the press conference on Sunday, the IRGC Commander strongly rejected the western media reports alleging that Iran has deployed troops in Syria and increased their numbers after the start of insurgency in there, and said that Tehran is only giving advice and spiritual assistance to Bashar al-Assad's government.

"We just give them our experience, advice and intellectual assistance," Jafari told reporters in a press conference here in Tehran on Sunday.

"Compared with certain Arab countries' military presence and support for opposition groups in Syria, we have actually done nothing," he said.

He said the very few IRGC Quds force members who had some time in the past been in Lebanon or Syria did not serve as military or combat troops, alluding that their presence was aimed at a transfer of knowledge and experience.

"That doesn't mean our military presence in there," Jafari said.

The Syrian terrorists and their supporters have on many occasions claimed that Iran, specially its IRGC's Quds force, are helping Bashar al-Assad's government through a strong military presence, and even alleged that Iranian forces help the Syrian squads in the fight against the rebels.

To that end, the terrorists have also attempted to take forced confession from abducted Iranian nationals in Syria.



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