The organisation, which on Friday announced the death in Syria of its military commander, has sent thousands of combattants -- between 5,000 and 8,000 according to experts -- since 2013 to help the regime against rebels and jihadists.Syria is a majority Sunni Muslim country, but the regime is in the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite clan, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Source: Albawaba
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