Iran suffers another blow as IRGC officer killed in Syria
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(Worthy News) – A high-ranking officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps was killed Monday morning during a military operation in Syria, Iranian media outlets reported.
The reports named the officer as 2nd Brig. Gen. Abolfazl Alijani. A native of Isfahan, Alijani was a senior officer in the IRGC’s ground forces and served as a “military advisor” in Syria.
The English-language news site Iran International emphasized that Alijani served with the IRGC but was not a member of the Quds Force, which carries out Iranian operations beyond the borders of the Islamic Republic. [ Source: Israel Hayom (Read More…) ]
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