SYRIA
Iran is backing syrian president bashar ai-assad's embattled regime in his nearly five-year civil war by porviding both financing and fighters from hezbollah,anirnian-backed shia militant group based in lebanon. mr assad,a longtime iranianally,received a boost in 2015,when russia sent in military forcof to assist him.saduiarebia,along with the united statas andturkey is backing sunn irebalgroups opposed to mrassad the us is concerned than some of those groups are too extremeand might team up with the islamic state (is)