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Source: http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=28274
Free Syrian Army Captures Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Homs
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Caroline Akoum - Free Syrian Army (FSA) Deputy Commander Col. Malik al-Kurdi informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the al-Farouq Brigade of the FSA captured 7 Iranians involved in the suppression of Syrian citizens in the city of Homs last week. He revealed that five of the Iranians are "military specialists belonging to the Iranian Republic Guard," while the other two are civilians. In the short video, one of the captives, speaking Farsi, reportedly confesses: "I am Sajjad Amirian, a member of the Revolutionary Guards of the Iranian armed forces. I am a member of the team in charge of cracking down on protesters in Syria, and we received our orders directly from the security division of the Syrian Air Force in Homs."