Iran Official news agency Arna It has been reported that two senior Quds Force commanders have lost their lives in the Israeli attack on Monday in Damascus, the capital of Syria.
One of them has been identified as Brigadier General Muhammad Reza Zahidi while the other has been identified as Brigadier General Muhammad Hadi Haji Rahimi.
Regadier General Muhammad Reza Zahidi was born in 1960 and joined the Revolutionary Guards in 1980, less than a year after the success of the Islamic Revolution.
Brigadier General Muhammad Reza Zahidi was one of the senior commanders of the IRGC’s Quds Force. In 2008, General Soleimani appointed Zahidi for the second time as the commander of the Lebanon Corps of the Quds Force. He continued on this second term until his assassination in 2024.
He served in the Quds Force from 2008 to 2016, commanding the Guard in Syria and Lebanon.
According to Al Arabiya.net, Reza Zahidi from 2005 to 2008 Revolutionary Guards He also commanded the ground forces of
He served as the Commander of the Ground Guard Forces during 2005 and 2006 and also took command of the Sarullah Base. He has also served as Deputy Chief of Operations of the Revolutionary Guard from 2016 to 2019.
Reza Zahidi was one of the mid-level commanders of the Revolutionary Guards during the Iran-Iraq War. He commanded the 44th Brigade Qamar Bani Hashim from 1983 to 1986.
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For a short period in 2005, he also commanded the Air Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Monday, according to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency Israel A building near the Iranian embassy in Damascus was targeted in the attacks attributed to the The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six people were killed in the attack near the headquarters of the Iranian embassy.
According to the Observatory, Israeli missiles destroyed a building adjacent to the Iranian embassy on Mezeh highway in Damascus.
Brigadier General Zahidi was one of the top commanders of the Islamic Republic of Revolutionary Guards during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88. During the war with Iraq, he led first a group, then a battalion and finally the 14th Imam Hussain Brigade in Isfahan.
He was also the Commander of Revolutionary Guard Ground Forces from 2005 to 2008. During this period, Zahidi was also the commander of the Sirullah Brigade, which was responsible for cracking down on public demonstrations and uprisings in Tehran.
It is said that he was stationed in Damascus, the capital of Syria.
In 2008, he was sent to Syria as the commander of the Revolutionary Guards. Following unrest and mass protests against the Bashar al-Assad regime, a team under the command of Reza Zahidi (supported by anti-adventurer forces) was dispatched to Syria.
Some other Basij forces and IRGC commanders with operational, field and past crackdown experience in Tehran were sent to the IRGC’s Syria-based division to help the Assad regime deal with popular protests. .
Some commanders are temporarily stationed in Syria while some are permanently stationed.
According to IRGC-affiliated Sabrin News, IRGC Brigadier General Haji Rahimi was one of Zahidi’s deputies.
He previously served as deputy commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force, but was recently sent to Syria to serve as Zahedi’s deputy at his request.
It is feared that the death of the two commanders and the destruction of the Iranian consulate will further increase the tension in the Middle East.
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2024-09-29 20:58:27
