Who is the high ranking Iranian general killed in Aleppo?

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Who is the high ranking Iranian general killed in Aleppo?

Saleh Hamid, AlArabiya.netFriday, 28 October 2016 Text size A A A

A Senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Syria, according to Iranian media.

Major General Gholam Reza Smaiie died during an advisory mission to support Syrian forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Wednesday, according to “Defense Press”, the official website of Iran’s army.

Smaiie’s service dates back to the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), when he joined as volunteer fighter in Basij. He then held the rank of Commander of the paramilitary forces in Khorasan province, northeast Iran, according to the source.

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