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Russia, Iran compete for influence in Syria via private security companies

Private security companies in Syria with ties to Russian and Iranian forces are busily recruiting young men with attractive salaries.

Mohammed Hardan
Mohammed Hardan
Feb 4, 2021
A man watches as Russian troops escort a convoy of Syrian civilians leaving the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Hasakeh province, to return to their homes in the northern town of Ain Issa in the countryside of the Raqqa region, via the strategic M4 highway, on January 10, 2021. - The town of Tal Tamr is on the front line between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian factions supported by Turkey. Civilians stranded on both sides of the line because of heavy fighting, have been able to retur
A man watches as Russian troops escort a convoy of Syrian civilians leaving the town of Tal Tamr in the northeastern Hasakeh province to return to their homes in the northern town of Ain Issa on Jan. 10, 2021. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

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