They had been aiding President Bashar al-Assad, in the civil war which seeks to end his rule.
Recent economic turbulence at home has troubled the Iranian government enough that they apparently feel the troops are more needed there.
Officially, Iran has no presence in Syria, but it has long been clear that they actually do.
As many as two thousand of the Revolutionary Guard are thought to be in Syria, and Iran has been feeding weapons and supplies to national forces.
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