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As Iranian Deaths in Syria Rise, Debate Opens at Home TEHRAN: a Spike in the Number of Iranian Military Offi- Hafez, When President Sided with Iran Against Saddam NEWS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 As Iranian deaths in Syria rise, debate opens at home TEHRAN: A spike in the number of Iranian military offi- Hafez, when president sided with Iran against Saddam. cers killed in Syria has started a rare debate back home Tehran has provided the current leader with military about the country’s increased efforts to prop up and financial aid against Western- and Gulf-backed President Bashar Al-Assad. In Tehran, where war dead rebel fighters since the unrest broke out in 2011. are revered and remembered in giant public murals, Diplomatic efforts to end the civil war are stalemated, newly erected memorials are a sign of the human cost with Russia and Iran sticking with Assad while the that Iran is paying in Syria, amid worries of what is to United States and Saudi Arabia insist he must agree to come. Though not comparable to the 1980-1988 war step down, even if not immediately. with Iraq - in which hundreds of thousands of Iranians Many of those taking to social media defend Iran’s were killed - the Islamic republic’s role in Syrian military action in Syria as necessary to stop the Islamic hotspots such as Aleppo has intensified. State jihadist group. But others caution that were IS to The past two weeks have seen the deaths there of reach Iran’s borders, the country’s best commanders one of Iran’s best known generals, Hossein Hamedani, would no longer be alive to lead the fight. Giant posters two colonels and nine other members of the Islamic of Hamedani, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war who had Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The mounting toll conducted 80 missions in Syria, and others killed there has followed Russia’s launch of an air campaign in sup- dominate squares, bridges and other prominent places port of Assad that has coincided with an escalation in in Tehran. Iran says its military role is advisory. the ground war. The confluence of events has for the But as the fighting against IS and anti-Assad rebel first time in Iran led some to openly question the coun- forces has intensified so has Iran’s casualties. It has try’s four-year involvement in Syria, with concerns aired become impossible for the IRGC to shield them. In an A Palestinian youth practices parkour in front of the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in on social media. admission of the difficulties, the IRGC’s deputy com- Jerusalem’s Old City yesterday. — AFP “We shouldn’t lose our commanders so easily. This is mander gave an extensive interview on state television a mistake that we also often made during the imposed on Monday night, in what appeared to be an effort to war,” said one online post following confirmation of the address public concern. “They must visit the scene... and 23 expats to be deported for public brawl two colonels’ deaths, comparing them to those who fell must get to know the realities on the ground in order to Continued from Page 1 incident was posted on the Internet on Sunday, showing a in the conflict against Saddam Hussein. “The fact that be able to advise. They cannot sit in rooms and help the group of men carrying sticks and chasing a man. The man our generals are being martyred shows that they are Syrian army,” said Brigadier General Hossein Salami. “Our Citing a security source, Al-Anbaa newspaper reported was wearing Kuwaiti national dress, but the ministry official right in the middle of the battle,” another said on presence increased in quantity and quality. Our number yesterday that the interior ministry had begun procedures to said he was in fact one of the Syrians who was to be deport- Instagram after some of the IRGC deaths emerged via of martyrs is not high, but compared to before it is more cancel the men’s residency permits and deport them. Their ed. The official provided no further information on the inci- the photosharing service. noticeable,” he said, conceding that Syria had asked for families were also to be deported. Kuwait deports thou- dent, including on the causes of the brawl. Iran’s ties with Syria are deep - Assad’s late father, more help. — AFP sands of foreigners every year for a variety of offences, from The Cabinet in its weekly meeting Monday praised “deci- brawling to traffic violations to failing to renew residency sive security measures” taken against a group of expatriates permits. Human rights groups have criticized the state’s poli- involved in the incident. The men are being deported with- cy of deporting expats without trial. out a trial or a court order, under powers legally accorded to Amir opens Assembly term, urges spending... The measure against the 23 came after Interior Minister the interior ministry. Kuwait is home to 2.9 million foreign- Sheikh Mohammad Khaled Al-Sabah ordered the arrest of ers, mostly from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Continued from Page 1 achieved, up from 56 percent in the previous year. the foreigners involved in the brawl. A short video of the Egypt and Syria, as well as 1.3 million native Kuwaitis. — AFP After the opening ceremony, the Assembly elected MP The Amir urged the government and the Assembly to Adel Al-Khorafi as the Assembly secretary and MP set an example by reducing spending and stopping Abdullah Al-Tameemi as its supervisor. Later, the Kuwait Airways seeks partners as expansion.. squandering of public funds. Assembly began debating a grilling against Minister of Continued from Page 1 challenge for the carrier and its plans but the national carri- The Amir recalled the terrorist attack on the Shiite Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for er will move to a dedicated terminal by April 2017 to sup- mosque in Ramadan, describing it a flagrant crime which Development and Planning Hind Al-Subaih over alleged With an expanding fleet, the carrier has recently added port its growth over the next five years, Awadhi said. was executed without mercy toward the worshippers administrative and financial irregularities. The grilling 50 flights. It now has about 32 aircraft and is looking at Kuwait announced plans for a KD 1.312 billion ($4.4 bil- who were kneeling in prayers. “However, the solidarity of debate however ended without filing a no-confidence long-haul destinations on all continents as part of its lion) terminal that would lift airport capacity to 25 million our people foiled the plot against us and manifested the motion as the Assembly approved a number of non-bind- growth plan. Al-Awadhi also said the expansion of the passengers annually, but it has been hit by delays after a most wonderful picture of national unity,” the Amir said. ing recommendations for the minister to rectify alleged flight network might include routes that will not go retendering process. Construction of the dedicated Kuwait Sheikh Sabah stressed that homeland security and the cit- violations within three months. through Kuwait but fly between other countries, a practice Airways terminal, with a capacity of four to six million pas- izens’ safety “should be our top priority”. To safeguard MP Mohammad Tana, who filed the request, accused which requires so-called fifth-freedom rights. “From 2018 it sengers a year will start next month. A long-debated priva- national unity “we will never allow seditions and spread of the minister of committing a large number of violations at will be long-haul point-to-point ... if you have the right tization plan stalled after the government revised plans hatred or fomenting hateful sectarianism or exploiting several departments under the ministry. He said she freedoms, it doesn’t have to be from the Kuwaiti market,” that would have allowed a strategic investor to buy up to tribal, racial or class strifes,” Sheikh Sabah said. appointed a new head of the authority for the disabled he said. 35 percent of the airline. Parliament is expected to vote in Kuwait’s security is an integral part of the Gulf although he is facing a trial for sexual harassment, Kuwaiti authorities will next month negotiate bilateral the coming months on the new plan under which the gov- Cooperation Council (GCC) security and a “threat to any because he is from her group. He also charged that a large agreements for new routes the airline will launch, he said. ernment would retain 75 percent with the rest for Kuwaiti GCC member is also a threat to Kuwait’s security,” the Amir number of expatriates have been appointed in the Limited capacity at Kuwait International Airport has been a citizens, airline employees and retirees. — Reuters said. The Amir praised and declared the country’s support authority to the extent that the percentage of Kuwaiti for the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen for protecting the employees dropped from 90 percent to 80 percent. security of Saudi Arabia and legitimacy in Yemen. Tana mentioned names of several expatriates he IOC bans Kuwait, PAYS slams ‘plot’ Assembly speaker Marzouk Al-Ghanem called on the claimed have been appointed in the authority in violation Continued from Page 1 to maintain its sovereignty and independence of its laws, Kuwaiti people to unite around the country’s leadership of the law, although they are not qualified for the jobs. as well as to control the state from abroad. saying that through unity and cooperation with the lead- The lawmaker also claimed that the new director of the It said an Oct 27 deadline was set at this month’s meet- The authority, blaming OCA, KOC and the local clubs ership, Kuwaitis have managed to defeat terrorism.
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