Syrien

[Schneemann]

Offenbar wurde ein iranischer Revolutionsgarden-Offizier in Syrien getötet (und in Iran beigesetzt); dies könnte den bisherigen Mutmaßungen über den Einsatz dieser iranischen Kampftruppe auf der Seite des Regimes von Assad zumindest neue Nahrung geben.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed in Syria

Abdollah Eskandari’s death runs counter to Tehran’s insistence its forces aren’t fighting alongside Assad

A commander from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been killed in Syria, media said Saturday, a disclosure that runs counter to Tehran’s insistence it is not fighting alongside Bashar Assad’s forces. [...] However, the Fars news agency reported that a funeral service would be held for the commander Sunday in the city of Shiraz. Eskandari was formerly a commander of the Guards’ ground forces and also headed a state-run charity in southern Iran that helps war veterans and families of fallen soldiers.

Neither the circumstances of his killing nor details about his role in the Syrian civil war — where Iran has staunchly backed the Assad regime — have been officially confirmed.

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Schneemann.