Inside the fate of the ’Fatemiyoun Brigade’ after Assad’s fall

Inside the fate of the ’Fatemiyoun Brigade’ after Assad’s fall

For the first time, the fate of the Afghan Fatemiyoun Brigade, which took part in defending the totalitarian Assad regime in Syria, is much clearer. The New Arab spoke with members of this militia to find out what happened during the final days of the Assad regime in Syria, what happened to the Afghan Fatemiyoun fighters who fled to Iran, and why they later returned to Afghanistan, where they are now under immense scrutiny. The names of the figh…