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TEHRAN \u2013 The Deputy Commander of Iran\u2019s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, announced that Iranian military advisor Kiomars Pourhashemi was martyred in Syria by an infiltrator acting on behalf of the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn American agent was responsible for the martyrdom of our commander in Aleppo,\u201d Asadi revealed to an Iranian news agency on Monday.<\/p>\n
He dismissed allegations that a Syrian general was behind the killing, labeling them as \u201cIsraeli propaganda aimed at creating discord between Iran and Syria,\u201d and emphasizing that such claims originate from the West.<\/p>\n
Brigadier General Pourhashemi, an advisor within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was martyred on November 28 in Aleppo. Initially, details surrounding his assassination were not disclosed.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, however, a correspondent from China’s CGTN in Ankara claimed that Pourhashemi was shot by a Syrian officer during a meeting in a joint operations room in Aleppo, which was denied by Brigadier General Asadi.<\/p>\n
Further illustrating the challenges faced by the Syrian army, Asadi remarked, \u201cWith the whole world mobilized against them, they barely have food and water.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also highlighted Russia’s challenges in Syria due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, stating, \u201cThe Russians have been bogged down for a long time, with NATO’s imposed war leaving them unable to do much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Drawing a parallel with Libya, Asadi suggested that accountability in Syria has become opaque: \u201cNow in Syria, there’s no accountability anymore; you can blame anyone for any murder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding the \u201cNational Defense Forces\u201d in Syria, established by the martyred General Qasem Soleimani, Asadi commented, \u201cThis force was formed with great difficulty during General Soleimani’s time, but the Syrian army did not warmly welcome it. Assad himself didn’t understand why volunteers should take up arms.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that, after extensive persuasion, about 120,000 people joined this force, significantly aiding the army at the time.<\/p>\n
However, Asadi lamented the decline of this force, noting, \u201cWhen militants gathered in Idlib near Turkey, Americans and Israelis supplied them with weapons, while the National Defense Forces were sidelined, their numbers reduced from 120,000 to 20,000.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing potential tensions between Resistance forces and current Syrian rulers, Asadi observed that every country has patriots who don’t need a specific label.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe humiliation Israel is imposing on Syria now will surely provoke a response from the proud youth of Syria,\u201d Asadi asserted.<\/p>\n
He added that \u201cSyrian patriots will certainly respond to this disgrace and aggression in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n