Became famous a few weeks ago for the outstanding physical fitness, Sajad Gharibi – the now famous “Iranian Hulk” -, is preparing to leave for Syria. The reason? Put in service of the country his 155 kg of muscle and 175 cm of height to fight the IS terrorists.
Body builder, champion of weightlifting and boxing buff, it was the 24 year old Gharibi, according to the BBC, to make openly the announcement on his popular Istagram profile about his enlistment as a volunteer alongside the troops of Assad.
Gharibi has become a popular figure among Iranians and worldwide after he started posting Instagram pictures and video clips of himself flexing and lifting weights.
In one of the last Instagram video, a rather serious-looking Gharibi speaks in Farsi about his desire to defend Iran. “I have always said and will say that I will be a soldier for my country,” Gharibi says in the video. He also mentions how he looks up to Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, a special forces unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. And he says he plans to start army training after Ramadan before presumably heading to Syria — a telling recognition of how intractable Syria’s conflict may be. The full video is available on Gharibi’s Telegram channel.
As more Iranian troops and Revolutionary Guard commanders have been killed, it has become more common for Iranian media to discuss the country’s role in the Syrian war. Over the years, Iran has been a key ally for Assad’s government and has provided it with financial and military backing.
Source: ADN Kronos