How FRANCE 24 traced Tehran-backed Afghan fighters from Syria to southeastern Iran
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12 lis 2026, 16:10News
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Members of the Tehran-backed Afghan Shia militia known as the Fatemiyoun division have resurfaced in Iran after largely disappearing from public view following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria in 2024.
The Fatemiyoun division, an Afghan Shia militia supported by Tehran, has reappeared in Iran after largely vanishing from public view following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria in 2024.
FRANCE 24 employed investigative techniques including analyzing "martyrdom" announcements and geolocating videos shared on social media to confirm the fighters' presence in southeastern Iran.
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