Iranian military adviser dies of wounds sustained in Syria

Colonel Ahmad Reza Afshari, head of the missile and drone unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard was killed by injuries he sustained in Syria on July 2024 [Social media]

A military adviser from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Aerospace Force has died of wounds sustained in Syria over recent weeks, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.

“Colonel Ahmad Reza Afshari was martyred due to injuries sustained from aerial bombardment from the coalition violating Syria,” said top Revolutionary Guard Commander Hossein Salami.

Iranian media did not give a precise date for the strike, but said that Afshari sustained his injuries between late July and early August, Reuters has reported.

The US and Israel have both carried out airstrikes in Syria against Iran-aligned factions. Tehran’s influence has grown in the country since it began supporting President Bashar Al-Assad in the civil war that started in 2011.

In April, Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, in retaliation for an Israeli air strike on its Damascus diplomatic compound on 1 April that killed seven officers of the Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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