Israel kills senior Iran Guards general in an air strike on conflict-hit Syria
According to Iranian state media, a high-ranking general from the Revolutionary Guards of Iran lost his life on Monday as a result of an Israeli air strike in Syria. The official IRNA news agency stated that Razi Moussavi was fatally injured during an assault by the Zionist regime in the Zeinabiyah district of Damascus.
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- Published Date: 07:50 | 25 December 2023
- Modified Date: 07:55 | 25 December 2023
A senior general with Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed Monday by an Israeli air strike in Syria, Iranian state media said.
Razi Moussavi "was killed during an attack by the Zionist regime a few hours ago in Zeinabiyah district in the suburbs of Damascus," the official IRNA news agency reported, using a different name for Sayyida Zeinab south of the Syrian capital.
IRNA said Moussavi was "one of the most experienced advisors" of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria.
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