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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Senior Iranian IRGC adviser said killed in Syria
Iranian media reports a senior military adviser from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed in Syria.
According to the reports, Brig. Gen. Kioumars Pourhashemi was killed in western Aleppo.
באיראן מדווחים כי קצין במשמרות המהפכה נהרג בקרבות עם המורדים בפרבר המערבי של חלב. https://t.co/4zI27JO7ej pic.twitter.com/lL97iRLDrE
— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) November 28, 2024
Syrian rebel groups launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces yesterday, setting off fierce clashes and seizing territory in western Aleppo.
The offensive was launched the same day that the ceasefire began between Syrian ally Hezbollah and Israel.