Funeral Held for Iranian General Martyred in Syria
The funeral of General Kiomars Pourhashemi, an Iranian military adviser who was martyred in Syria a few days ago, was held in Tehran on Saturday, November 30.
General Pourhashemi, a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) serving as a military adviser in Syria, was martyred in an attack by Takfiri terrorists on Aleppo on November 27.
The late general will be laid to rest at a Shiite shrine in northern Tehran after the funeral service.
Iran has had an advisory mission in Syria sanctioned by Damascus to combat foreign-backed militants since 2011.
Immediately after the conclusion of a ceasefire that put an end to months of Israeli strikes on Lebanon, the terrorist groups in Syria ramped up their assaults on government-held positions in the northwest of Syria.
Several people have been killed as terrorists have launched attacks on Aleppo for the first time in years.
The rebels launched a ground attack on the city of Aleppo after blowing up two car bombs on Friday, and were clashing with government forces on the city’s western edge.
The Syrian army said on Friday it repelled a major offensive on the city.
Terrorists led by the Hay’et Tahrir al-Shams armed group on Wednesday launched an offensive, capturing a dozen towns and villages in the northwestern province of Aleppo.
