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Iranian general killed in Syria came back for special operation

An Iranian general recently killed in Syria had returned to Tehran nearly a year ago and went back to Syria recently to take part in a special operation.
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The website for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed Oct. 9 that Brig. Gen. Hossein Hamedani was killed in Syria. Hamedani is perhaps the highest ranking Iranian general to be killed in Syria’s 4-year-long civil war. He played significant roles in major events of the Islamic Republic, from the Iran-Iraq War and the 2009 post-election protests to Iran’s increasing involvement in propping up the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

According to the IRGC statement, Hamedani was killed on the night of Oct. 8 in the city of Aleppo at the hands of Islamic State terrorists. The statement described Hamedani’s role as to “protect the Shrine of Zeinab [in Damascus] and strengthen the Islamic resistance front in Syria’s fights against terrorists.” The IRGC invited the general public to attend his funeral service, which will be held in Tehran on Oct. 11.

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