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youn Brigade, comprised of Afghan recruits, are volunteers defending sacred Shiite sites in Syria and Iraq against Sunni extremists like ISIS. In reality, though, observers and opposition forces say the Afghans are often used as front line shock troops in battles against both jihadists and other rebel groups. More than three million Afghans live in Iran – one million as legal migrants. The “volunteers” are often convicts or illegal immigrants to Iran lured to fight in Syria with the promise of naturalization and financial reward, together with threats of imprisonment and expulsion if they refuse. The Islamic republic denies having any boots on the ground in the Syrian conflict and insists its commanders and generals act as “military advisers” in Syria and Iraq.
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own the retailing company George Weston, earned fourth place with £11 billion. Other Israelis that made it onto the list of Britain’s 100 Wealthiest People include businessman Idan Ofer. A £2.73 billion fortune landed Ofer in 40th place while £2.46 billion gave the 44th spot to Teddy Sagi. Well-known businessman Lev Leviev ranked 143rd, as he is only worth £775 million.
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The two richest Brits are a pair of Indian-born Jewish brothers with a combined net worth of 13.1 billion pounds. David and Simon Reuben own a whole lot of real estate including the Millbank Tower in London, the London Oxford Airport and the London Heliport, which operates as the city’s helicopter airport. Simon began his career as a rug importer, while his brother David made his start in the metal trade market. Later on, they shifted their focus to real estate. The very close second place on the list also belongs to two brothers, businessmen Sri and Gopi Hinduja, with an estimated fortune of £13 billion. They are Hindu and were also born in India. Leonard Blavatnik, an Odessa-born Jewish businessman who owns Warner Music Group and the Israeli holding company Clal Group, landed in third place with £11.59 billion, after earning the top spot in 2015. Anglo-Canadian businessman Galen Weston and his family, who
It’s almost three decades since the infamous Tiananmen Square protests. Since 1989 Miao Deshun, 51, has been incarcerated; he is the last remaining prisoner from the protests still in jail. This week it was announced that Deshun will be released in October, after serving more than 27 years in prison for his involvement in the mass demonstrations that were brutally put down by China’s government. Chinese courts originally gave him a suspended death sentence for arson after he and “four coworkers allegedly threw a basket onto a burning tank,” it said. Commuted to life imprisonment, his prison term was subsequently reduced several times, most recently this year, when authorities shortened it by 11 months for good behavior. “People who served sentences with him in the 1990s remember him as a very thin man who refused to admit wrongdoing and participate in prison labor,” the statement said, noting that he had spent time in solitary confinement and been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Chinese troops killed hundreds of unarmed civilians during the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, by some estimates more than 1,000.