Baku, Azerbaijan, May 14
By Fatih Karimov - Trend:
An Afghani citizen, killed in Syria battle, was buried in Iran.
Afghani citizen, 25, with name Ismaeil Sajjadi was buried in Iran's Damavad city, IRNA reported May 14.
According to the report, he was killed by ISIL (or Islamic State) in Aleppo.
The report says his family lives in Iran's Gilan province and he was buried in Damavand.
Previously, Five Pakistan citizens who were killed in Syria battle were buried in Iran's holy city of Qom on Thursday April 24.
Before that, IRNA had reported that the bodies of seven other Pakistanis killed in Syria were buried in Iran.
The bodies of another 10 Afghans who were killed in Syria battle were also buried in Qom in March.
The Wall Street Journal reported last May that Iran has been recruiting thousands of Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, offering $500 a month and Iranian residency, to help the Assad regime beat back rebel forces.
There are about one million Afghani refugees in Iran.