obviously, some coordinated force. they are not wearing uniforms. they are the kind of militia operating at the government. they are going after and killing protesters. because they are out of uniform the government doesn t have to answer for their actions. they are deniable. reporter: with club, tear gas and ax, witnesses say iran crushed demonstrators who dared to be in the streets. outnumbered by several thousands security forces included the militia. often in plain clothing has used crude weapons including sticks, access, chains and machetes. one year ago, we got the same deal in a different country. same deal, different country, same idea. the protesters in egypt, in cairo were chased and beaten in
the oligarch told an official that he secured permission from the russians from what he termed a fast and strong initiative. we have fred pleitgen in moscow. fred, this is an incredible story. what more do we know? reporter: it is incredible. this oligarch is the main guy who was indicted by robert mueller last friday for running the troll factory that meddled in the 2016 election. we linked him to the militia operating in eastern syria. called wagner. one reason they tried to move into the area controlled by pro u.s. forces because that area is rich in oil fields. guess who controls the oilfield who would benefit? the same guy. he certainly had a big economic