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Who is Reda Mousavi, who was assassinated by Israel in an air strike in Syria?


Yesterday, Monday, Israel killed the prominent leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Sayyed Radhi Mousavi, in Syria as a result of an Israeli air strike near Damascus.

Tue 26 Dec 2023 | 07:25 PM
Who is Reza Mousavi, who was assassinated by Israel in an air strike in Syria?
Who is Reza Mousavi, who was assassinated by Israel in an air strike in Syria?
By Amir Haggag

Yesterday, Monday, Israel killed the prominent leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) , Sayyed Radhi Mousavi, in Syria as a result of an Israeli air strike near Damascus.

Following this operation, Iran vowed that Israel would pay the price, stressing that it reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time and place.

The killing of Sayyed Radhi Mousavi raised many questions about the identity of this person who angered Tehran and vowed revenge on the Hebrew state and rebuked the Hebrew state through the Iranian Foreign Minister. Who is Radhi Mousavi, who was assassinated by Israel in an air strike in Syria?

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Mousavi was "one of the oldest advisors to the Revolutionary Guards in Syria." Meanwhile, the Iranian IRNA agency indicated that Mousavi was responsible for coordinating the military alliance between Syria and Iran.

Reza Mousavi is considered one of the oldest advisors to the Revolutionary Guards in Syria and one of the companions of Iranian leader Qassem Soleimani, while sources say that he lived for 30 years in Syria and is close to several Iranian leaders.

He has resided in Syria for several years, and serves as the representative of the Quds Force forces in Syria, and works during the war as a channel for logistical transportation and money for the IRGC Forces.

According to media reports, the IRGC headquarters in Damascus is located in a building called the Glass Headquarters, next to Damascus International Airport.

Mousavi was a participant in all stages of the Syrian war, in which the Iranian Revolutionary Guard participated alongside the Syrian government forces. Among the most prominent battles in which he participated were the battles of the desert and the vicinity of Damascus. He was also a participant alongside the Syrian government forces in repelling the attack on western Aleppo.