Dozens of IRGC officers said to flee Lebanon over fears they could be targeted

Dozens of officers in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have fled Lebanon in the past two days over fears they could be targeted by Israel, according to Axios.

Citing senior Israeli defense officials and a third source with knowledge of the matter, the news site says most of the officers are from the Quds Force — the overseas branch of the IRGC — and serve as military advisers to Hezbollah, with significant sway over the Iran-backed Lebanese terror organization’s operations.

“We expect the IRGC exodus from Lebanon to continue over the next several days,” one of the Israeli defense officials is quoted as saying.

The report adds that a small group of Iranian officers are expected to remain in Lebanon to main the Quds Force’s presence and liaise with Hezbollah