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On the afternoon of December 25, Israeli warplanes launched air strikes on the Syrian capital of Damascus. As a result of the attack, a senior adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed.
Israeli forces reportedly launched three missiles in the Sayyedah Zaynab area.
The death of Sayyed Razi Mousavi, one of the top IRGC commanders in Syria, was confirmed by Iranian state media. He was responsible for the logistical and financial operations of the IRGC in Syria. He was reportedly responsible for coordination of the military alliance between Syria and Iran. The Iranian General also reportedly commanded operations against ISIS. Sayyed Razi Mousavi became the highest-ranking commander of the IRGC killed after the head of the Quds force, Qasem Soleimani.
The IRGC have threatened to take revenge on Israel for his death. Iranian President also warned that Israel will “inevitably pay the price” for the crime against the Iranian commander. According to him, Mousavi’s death is another evidence of the “disappointment and inability” of the Jewish state to control the situation in the region.
The attack came amid the growing risks of escalation in the entire region amid the Israeli war against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which already instigated clashes with Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
