Published 08/23/2022 12:38:00 p.m.

Iran Revolutionary Guards general killed while 'on mission' in Syria, state media reports

Summary by Ground News

A senior officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brig.-Gen. Abolfazal Alijani, was killed in the Aleppo region of Syria on Monday morning, according to Iranian and Lebanese media. Alijani was a "military adviser" from the city of Isfahan; the circumstances of his death are not yet clear. Iranian authorities stated that Alijabi was a senior ranking officer in the IRGC. He will be laid to rest in Iran in the coming days, according to KAN.

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NDTV

Iran Guards General Killed "On A Mission In Syria": Report

A general of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed while "on a mission" in Syria, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.

08/23/2022 9:40:32 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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CBS News

Iranian general "martyred" in Syria while "on a mission"

Iran's state-run media announced the death but gave no info on Revolutionary Guard Corps General Abolfazl Alijani's "mission," or his demise.

08/23/2022 3:18:30 p.m.

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TASS [🇷🇺-affiliated]

IRGC officer killed in Syria

No additional details of the incident were provided

08/22/2022 10:59:49 p.m.·Moscow, Russian Federation

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Bloomberg

Iran Revolutionary Guards general killed while 'on mission' in Syria, state media reports

08/23/2022 8:45:08 a.m.·United States

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Arab News

Iran Guards general killed in Syria: state media

TEHRAN: A general of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed while “on a mission” in Syria, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. “General Abolfazl Alijani, a member of the IRGC’s ground forces who was on a mission in Syria as a military adviser, was martyred on Sunday,” the state broadcaster said on its website. It described Alijani as a “defender of the sanctuary,” a term used for those who work on behalf of Iran in …

08/23/2022 8:45:08 a.m.·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Al Arabiya

Iran IRGC officer killed in Syria, state media reports

An officer of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in Syria on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.Abolfazl Alijani,

08/22/2022 8:53:17 p.m.·Saudi Arabia

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