Iran has withdrawn 275 members of its elite Qods force from Syria in the face of its domestic economic crisis,
The Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
The members belong to a brigade known as Unit 400, which fought alongside Syrian President Bashar Assad against Sunni rebels, the report quoted a western intelligence officer as saying. According to
The Times, the unit flew out of Syria last week.
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