Report: Syrian gov't sends militants for training in Iran

The Syrian government is sending members of its irregular militias for guerrilla combat training at a secret base in Iran, in a move to bolster its armed forces drained by two years of fighting and defections, fighters and activists said.

The discreet program has been described as an open secret in some areas loyal to President Bashar Assad, who is trying to crush a revolt against his family's four-decade hold on power. (Reuters)