From http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/26/iran.volunteers.ap/index.html
Iranians volunteer to fight Israel
Group heads for 'holy war' in Lebanon
Wednesday, July 26, 2006; Posted: 4:56 p.m. EDT (20:56 GMT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Surrounded by yellow Hezbollah flags, more than 60 Iranian volunteers set off Wednesday to join what they called a holy war against Israeli forces in Lebanon.
The group -- ranging from teenagers to grandfathers -- plans to join about 200 other volunteers on the way to the Turkish border, which they hope to cross Thursday. They plan to reach Lebanon via Syria on the weekend.
Organizers said the volunteers are carrying no weapons, and it was not clear whether Turkey would allow them to pass.
...Iran says it will not send regular forces to aid Hezbollah, but apparently it will not attempt to stop volunteer guerrillas.
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