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Rouhani condoles death of Iranian general

Politics Materials 9 October 2015 19:24 (UTC +04:00)
President Hassan Rouhani in a message condoled the death of Iranian general Hossein Hamedani.
Rouhani condoles death of Iranian general

Tehran, Iran, Oct. 9

By Mehdi Sepahvand -- Trend:

President Hassan Rouhani in a message condoled the death of Iranian general Hossein Hamedani.

One of the top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani was killed in Syria on Oct. 8.

Rouhani offered condolences to the Iranian armed forces and the nation, and wished his comrades well, IRNA news agency reported Oct. 9.

Hamedani was killed near the city of Aleppo during his mission to provide consultation services to President Bashar al-Assad forces against ISIL.

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan also wrote a letter of condolence on the occasion the same day.

"By giving his pure blood, [Hamedani] said that Jihad, resistance, and martyrdom will continue until the annihilation of the Takfiri-Zionist terrorist and that of the criminal Zionist [regime of Israel]," Dehqan's letter read.

Western countries accuse Iran of running military operations in Syria, but Tehran denies the accusations. Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that they only provide military consultation to Syrian forces.

Edited by CN

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