By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-23 16:59:01 | Updated at 2024-12-26 05:43:32
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Senior IRGC commander killed by Assad officer, not rebels - CGTN
Iran Int'l ^ | December 22, updated December 23, 2024 | editors / unattributed
Posted on 12/23/2024 8:38:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
On Sunday, December 22, the Chinese state-run CGTN's correspondent in Ankara reported, citing an Iranian security official, that Pourhashemi died after being shot by a Syrian officer during a meeting in a joint operations room in Aleppo.According to the report by Yakup Aslan, the meeting included Iranian military advisors and Syrian army commanders and took place amid advances by rebel forces in the outskirts of Aleppo...
The report noted that IRGC commanders believed a counteroffensive against Assad's opposition, supported by Russian airpower, was possible at the time. However, Syrian commanders hesitated to issue the necessary orders...
Armed opposition forces, in a surprise 11-day operation that began in Idlib and Aleppo, reached Damascus on December 9, bringing an end to five decades of Assad family rule in Syria...
Tehran was one of Assad's primary backers. Previously, two former members of Iran's parliament separately confirmed that the Iranian government spent at least $30 billion to keep Assad in power. By other estimates, Iran has spent upwards of $50 billion in the Syrian civil war.
(Excerpt) Read more at iranintl.com ...
TOPICS: Iran; Syria
KEYWORDS: iran; irgc; kiumarspourhashemi; syria
1 posted on 12/23/2024 8:38:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: SunkenCiv
Wow. Firing on your allies. In a meeting.
3 posted on 12/23/2024 8:46:20 AM PST by yldstrk
To: SunkenCiv
The Assad commander thought the Iranian officials were asking them to commit suicice. /sarc
4 posted on 12/23/2024 8:54:03 AM PST by Wuli
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