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Fighting for Assad

Iran's Foreign Legion: The BBC's Persian Service uncovers the secrets of Iran's "Foreign Legion" - thousands of Afghani men recruited from impoverished migrant communities living inside Iran itself - sent to Syria, to fight and die for President Assad.

30 minutes

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Mon 18 Apr 201608:00GMT
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