Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria

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(Reuters) - Israel's envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday that Iran had recruited at least 80,000 Shiite fighters which it was training at a base just over five miles from Damascus. Holding up a map, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon told the Security Council that Iran had set up a training base just over five miles from Damascus. "What you can see here is Iran's central induction and recruitment center in Syria.

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