Five IRGC advisors killed in Israeli strike on Damascus
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An Israeli attack targets a residential building in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing five IRGC advisors.
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Israeli aggression targets a residential building in Damascus on January 20, 2025. (Social media/ X)
Syrian news agency SANA reported on Saturday that Israeli aggression targeted a residential building in the al-Mazzeh neighborhood in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
In turn, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Damascus said that the aggression led to the complete collapse of the building.
Sources reported that the three-story building in Damascus houses members of the Iranian Revolution's Guard.
UPDATE: The IRGC announced in a statement that five Iranian military advisors were killed in the Israeli aggression on Damascus. Iranian media reported that the IRGC's intelligence advisor in Syria and his assistant were killed in the attack.
The IRGC named its martyred advisors as Hojjatollah Omidvar, Ali Aqazadeh, Hossein Mohammadi, Saeed Karimi, and Mohammad Amin Samadi.
The attack, the result of an Israeli strike, targeted a residential building in #Damascus, and the targeted building has completely collapsed according to #AlMayadeen's correspondent.#Syria pic.twitter.com/moZiGr7rX3
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 20, 2024
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's representative in Syria, Ismail Al-Sindawi said, "All PIJ leaders in Damascus are fine, and the aggression has not affected any of the movement's offices."
This footage shows the destruction resulting from the Israeli aggression on a residential building in Damascus, #Syria.#AlMayadeen's correspondent in #Damascus reported that one person was killed and three were injured in the preliminary toll of the Israeli aggression on a… pic.twitter.com/OucPAWQ6HX
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) January 20, 2024
Last month, Senior Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Seyyed Razi Mousavi was martyred in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus on December 25, 2023.
The Iranian commander was martyred after the Israeli occupation launched three missiles at his location in the suburbs of Damascus.
