The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Enhancing Iranian influence in Syria | Iran continues to attract children to Shiism in Deir Ezzor countryside

As Iran continues to exploit the religious beliefs for their personal agenda and objectives in West Euphrates area, by continuing to spread Shiism among people and children in particular similar to ISIS policy of recruiting and brainwashing children during its control of large areas of Syrian territory, making the best use of the poverty of the population of the western Euphrates, SOHR activists have reported that “Al-Emam Al-Redha Hosayniya” in Hatlah town in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor held a course for nearly 20 children under the age of 12 under the title of “people of the cloak” (this refers,in Shia’a to prophet Muhammad and his daughter Fatima, his cousin Ali, and his two grandsons Hasan and Husayn) to introduce the grace of Shia imams, where money and gifts are distributed to students during the course and after it.

On July 10, SOHR activists reported that a new batch of children graduated from Al-Emam Al-Redha Hosayniya under the title “Procession of the Servants of Ahl Al-Bayt” after completing courses about “Ahl al-Bayt, “People of the House,” in Hatlah village in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor.

Money and gifts were distributed to children after the completion of the “Shiisim” courses.