Razi Mousavi
Sayyed Razi Mousavi | |
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| File:Sayyed Razi Mousavi.jpg | |
| Died | December 25, 2023 Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Service/ |  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Years of service | 1980–2023 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | |
Sayyed Razi Mousavi (Persian: سید رضی موسوی) was an Iranian general serving in the IRGC's Quds Force. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif-Dimashq, Syria during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. At the time of his death, Mousavi was described as Iran's most influential military commander in Syria.[1]
Military career
Mousavi served in Syria under the Iranian paramilitary Quds Force since the 1980s, facilitating the transfer of arms and funds to the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah. In 1990, he assumed the role of the head of the Iranian logistical division in Syria, known as Unit 2250. Throughout the Syrian civil war, Mousavi faced multiple assassination attempts orchestrated by Israel.[2][3][4]
He was killed on December 25, 2023, in a targeted Israeli airstrike at his residence in Sayyidah Zaynab, 10 km (6 mi) south of Damascus, amid the Israel–Hamas war. His death marks the highest-ranking killing of a senior Iranian military official since the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.[5]
Reactions
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi called Mousavi's assassination "a sign of the Zionist regime’s frustration and weakness in the region for which it will certainly pay the price".[4]
References
- ^ Hashem, Ali (25 December 2023). "Inside story: Airstrike kills Iran's 'most influential' commander in Syria". Amwaj Media. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Who is Radi Mousavi, who was close to Soleimani and Nasrallah, who was killed by Israel in Syria?" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Razi Mousavi, one of the IRGC forces in Syria and close to Qassem Soleimani, was killed in an Israeli attack" (in Persian). Iran International. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Israeli air strike in Syria kills top Iranian military adviser". Al Jazeera. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Iran warns Israel will pay after top IRGC commander killed in Syria airstrike". Jerusalem Post. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- 20th-century births
- 2023 deaths
- Assassinated Iranian people
- Assassinations in Syria
- Deaths by Israeli airstrikes
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Syrian civil war
- Targeted killing by Israel
- Quds Force personnel
- Military personnel killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier generals