Tehran – Iran Holds Funeral For Senior Commander Killed In Syria

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    Mourners carry the coffin of Iranian Revolutionary Guards general, Hossein Hamedani, during his funeral in Tehran October 11, 2015. Hamedani was killed near Aleppo while advising the Syrian army on their battle against Islamic State fighters, the guards said in a statement on Friday. REUTERSTehran – Iran held a funeral Sunday for Gen. Hossein Hamedani, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander who was killed by the Islamic State group last week near the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to a state TV report.

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    Hamedani was a specialist in asymmetrical and irregular warfare, who reportedly led the Guard’s Syria strategy.

    He was the second senior Guard commander killed in Syria since the beginning of the year. In January Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Allahdadi was killed by an Israeli airstrike.

    Iran is one of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s main allies and has provided his government with military and political backing for years. Tehran admits that Revolutionary Guard officers are on the ground in Syria in an advisory role, but denies the presence of any combat troops in the country.


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    stopthis
    stopthis
    8 years ago

    This is what happens when you fund terrorists it comes back to haunt you

    lazerx
    lazerx
    8 years ago

    may this be the first of many…

    DanielBarbaz
    DanielBarbaz
    8 years ago

    This what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!