Watan-The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has revealed preliminary details about the Israeli airstrike in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which resulted in the assassination of four advisors of the Guard.
In a statement, the Revolutionary Guard announced the death of four of its members in the Israeli attack on the Syrian capital, Damascus. They stated that, in addition to the four military advisors serving in Syria, there were also casualties among the Syrian forces in the Israeli attack.
An unspecified number of Syrian casualties
The statement from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard did not specify the number of Syrian casualties.
Israel has not yet claimed responsibility
As of the writing of these lines, Israel has not yet claimed responsibility for the operation, and there has been no official comment from Israel.
#عاجل | رويترز: مقتل 4 من الحرس الثوري الإيراني بينهم رئيس وحدة المعلومات في غارة جوية إسرائيلية على #دمشق pic.twitter.com/dgg2vUotxw
— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) January 20, 2024
In additional details, the semi-official Iranian news agency “Mehr” reported the killing of two high-ranking advisors in the Revolutionary Guard in an Israeli airstrike on the Mezzeh neighborhood in central Damascus.
The Syrian regime news agency “SANA” reports the targeting
The website “Noor News,” known for its proximity to the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, reported that the attack resulted in the death of Brigadier General Sadeq Omidzadeh, the deputy commander of intelligence of the Quds Force affiliated with the Revolutionary Guard, and his deputy, “Haj Gholam Mahram.”
مشهد الدقائق الأولى في أعقاب الغارة الصهيونية التي استهدفت قيادة فيلق القدس في الحرس الثوري الإرهابي الإيراني في #دمشق صباح اليوم، وأودت بحياة مسؤول ساحة #سوريا في الحرس الثوري ونائبه واثنين آخرين. pic.twitter.com/aUa8aKgB7R
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The official Syrian regime news agency “SANA” earlier reported that Israel had launched an attack targeting a residential building in the Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus, stating in an urgent news report: “An attack targeting a residential building in the Mezzeh neighborhood in Damascus, resulting from an Israeli aggression.”