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| Iranian Consulate – Damascus, Syria |
An Israeli airstrike within the early night hours of April 1 on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, killed the obvious goal of the operation, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier Basic Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
In line with Iranian tv, Zahedi was the commander of Qods Drive items in Syria and Lebanon. The Qods Drive is a succesful particular operations group charged with a lot of Iranian actions within the area and all over the world. A earlier commander of the Qods Drive, Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an American airstrike in Baghdad in January 2020.
In line with the semi-official IRGC-affiliated Tasnim Information Company, 5 different IRGC commanders and two advisers have been killed within the consulate together with Zahedi. They embody Zahedi’s deputy and chief or employees. The Islamic Republic Information Company reported that the consulate constructing was utterly destroyed. Syrian tv added that everybody within the constructing was killed.
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| Mohammad Reza Zahedi |
Zahedi is one the IRGC’s prime commanders with a wealth of operational and command expertise. A fight veteran of the Irani-Iraq Conflict, he beforehand served because the commander of the IRGC Air Drive, then commander of the IRGC Floor Drive, earlier than taking command of all Qods Forces deployed to Lebanon and Syria – one of many key instructions within the IRGC.
The lack of Zahedi and just about his whole senior employees is a extreme blow to Iranian international coverage within the area – this was a nasty day for the Iranians.
I’m impressed with the execution of the Israeli operation.
I lived in Damascus not removed from these Iranian diplomatic services – embassy, consulate, and ambassador’s residence. These are situated in crowded areas with civilian residential compounds and buildings. The Iranian diplomatic employees in Damascus reported that neither the ambassador nor every other personnel have been injured within the assault – this reveals the accuracy of the Israeli strike.
It additionally highlights the power of the Israeli intelligence providers to find out that a minimum of eight IRGC commanders and advisers could be within the consulate constructing on the identical time, and decide it in time to take motion to eradicate the targets.
Spectacular.
