IRGC Kills ‘Mastermind’ of Ahvaz Terror Attack in Iraq
LONDON (Dispatches) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has killed the "mastermind" behind an attack on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz last month that left 25 people martyred.
The IRGC said in a statement that its forces had killed a man named Abu Zaha and four other terrorists in Diyala province in Iraq. One news website run by Iran's state television said Abu Zaha was a member of Daesh.
Both Daesh and a terrorist anti-Iran group have claimed responsibility for the Sept. 22 attack.
On Oct. 1, Iran said it had killed several Daesh leaders in eastern Syria in a missile strike and destroyed the militants' supplies and infrastructure.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said those responsible for the parade attack were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and that Iran will "severely punish" those behind the violence.
On Tuesday, a senior IRGC commander said Ayatollah Khamenei had been worried about the lives of civilians when the IRGC sought to fire missiles at Daesh positions in Syria.
"The Leader of the Islamic Revolution was worried about possible damage t civilians in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr” when the IRGC was about to launch a retaliatory attack on Daesh positions, IRGC Aerospace Commander Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said.
"We gave him assurances that we would just hit the positions of Daesh terrorists, and we did it,” he said.
The operation, Hajizadeh said, was carried out accurately, and based on the footage captured by our drones flying over the targets in Dayr al-Zawr
"We in Kermanshah simultaneously saw the missiles hitting the targets,” he said, adding Iranian drones later returned safely to the country.
According to Hajizadeh, the Leader had repeatedly emphasized that the accuracy of the missiles was the top priority for him.
The IRGC worked hard to maximize the accuracy of its missiles, and now the country is the top missile power in the region, seventh or eighth in the world, and is even ahead of North Korea, he added.
"In drone industry, we’re one of the world’s top 15 powers, even ahead of Russia and China. We also have good capabilities in air defense, and enjoy certain equipment that is more advanced than that of Russia, France, China, and the UK,” Hajizadeh said.
The IRGC said in a statement that its forces had killed a man named Abu Zaha and four other terrorists in Diyala province in Iraq. One news website run by Iran's state television said Abu Zaha was a member of Daesh.
Both Daesh and a terrorist anti-Iran group have claimed responsibility for the Sept. 22 attack.
On Oct. 1, Iran said it had killed several Daesh leaders in eastern Syria in a missile strike and destroyed the militants' supplies and infrastructure.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said those responsible for the parade attack were paid by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and that Iran will "severely punish" those behind the violence.
On Tuesday, a senior IRGC commander said Ayatollah Khamenei had been worried about the lives of civilians when the IRGC sought to fire missiles at Daesh positions in Syria.
"The Leader of the Islamic Revolution was worried about possible damage t civilians in Syria’s Dayr al-Zawr” when the IRGC was about to launch a retaliatory attack on Daesh positions, IRGC Aerospace Commander Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said.
"We gave him assurances that we would just hit the positions of Daesh terrorists, and we did it,” he said.
The operation, Hajizadeh said, was carried out accurately, and based on the footage captured by our drones flying over the targets in Dayr al-Zawr
"We in Kermanshah simultaneously saw the missiles hitting the targets,” he said, adding Iranian drones later returned safely to the country.
According to Hajizadeh, the Leader had repeatedly emphasized that the accuracy of the missiles was the top priority for him.
The IRGC worked hard to maximize the accuracy of its missiles, and now the country is the top missile power in the region, seventh or eighth in the world, and is even ahead of North Korea, he added.
"In drone industry, we’re one of the world’s top 15 powers, even ahead of Russia and China. We also have good capabilities in air defense, and enjoy certain equipment that is more advanced than that of Russia, France, China, and the UK,” Hajizadeh said.