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IDF spokesman says Israeli strike killed head of missile forces in Iran’s Kermanshah
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The commander of Iran’s ballistic missile forces in Kermanshah was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says in a press conference.
“During the holiday, we eliminated Mukram Azimi, the commander of the ballistic missile unit in the Kermanshah area. Azimi was responsible for many missile launches at Israel,” he says.
Defrin also says the IDF killed three battalion commanders in Iran’s ballistic missile forces, “who led the fire on Israel.”
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