"... DUBAI, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are providing non-military assistance in Syria and Iran may get involved militarily if its closest ally comes under attack, commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Sunday.
Jafari's statement is the first official acknowledgement that Iran has a military presence on the ground in Syria where an 18-month-old uprising has left tens of thousands dead.
"A number of members of the Qods force are present in Syria but this does not constitute a military presence," Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Jafari as saying at a news conference...
Jafari did not indicate how many IRGC members were in Syria but said they were providing "intellectual and advisory help".
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Iran: 'Quds force members providing non-military assistance in Syria'
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