Iran: ‘Hostages in Syria are not military’ · Global Voices
Hadi Nili

Free Syrian Army says it has taken hostage seven  Iranians, five of whom were allegedly soldiers complicit in the Syrian  government's crackdown on protesters. But an Iranian in Friendfeed  writes [fa]: “They show a card as a document to show that this people were affiliated with military but that card is a proof that you did the military service which is mandatory for every Iranian man. They might be killed for that  simple card which means nothing”.