The involvement exposes how rapidly the crisis has spiralled into a proxy war between Mr Assad's main ally Shi'ite Iran and the Sunni Arab Gulf states.
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Militants join in battle for Syria
BAGHDAD: Scores of Iraqi Shi'ite militants are fighting in Syria, often alongside President Bashar al Assad's troops, according to militia fighters and politicians in Iraq.
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