Kioumars Pourhashemi
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Kioumars Pourhashemi | |
|---|---|
| Died | 28 November 2024 Aleppo, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service |  IRGC |
| Rank | Second brigadier general |
| Commands | Quds Force |
| Battles / wars | |
Kioumars Pourhashemi (Persian: کیومرث پورهاشمی; died 28 November 2024), also known by his nom de guerre Haji Hashem, was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).[1][2] He served as an IRGC military advisor to the Syrian Army during the Syrian Civil War, and was killed in action shortly before the 2024 Battle of Aleppo.
History
[edit]Pourhashemi was an Iranian IRGC-Quds Force military officer who served as an Iranian military advisor to Syria during the Syrian Civil War. Initial reports said he was killed during Syrian opposition offensives at Aleppo by Tahrir al-Sham militants on 28 November 2024.[3][4][5] However, according to new reports from CGTN, he was killed in late November by a Syrian officer serving in Bashar al-Assad's army.[6] Researchers Hassan Hassan and Michael Weiss argued that Pourhashemi's death -along with a number of other senior officers- greatly contributed to the collapse of the loyalist defenses of Aleppo.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kioumars Pourhashemi, Historica
- ^ Akbari, Azadeh (28 November 2024). "IRGC commander killed in Syria amid largest rebel offensive since 2020". Iran International. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Iranian military advisor killed in terrorist attack in Syria". Tehran Times. 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Iranian Revolutionary Guards officer killed in Syria, - SNN report". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Tekin, Esra. "Iranian general killed in Syria clashes between Assad regime, opposition forces". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Senior IRGC commander killed by Assad officer, not rebels - CGTN". Iran International. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
On Sunday, December 22, the Chinese state-run CGTN's correspondent in Ankara reported, citing an Iranian security official, that Pourhashemi died after being shot by a Syrian officer during a meeting in a joint operations room in Aleppo.
- ^ Hassan Hassan; Michael Weiss (2 December 2024). "The Backstory Behind the Fall of Aleppo". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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