RFERL:

Reports from Iran indicate that another commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Syria.

Fars news agency, close to IRGC, says that General "Shahrokh Daeepur, one the commanders present in Syria" was killed on June 22.

Fars says that Daeepur was an experts in anti-tank warfare and had served in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. He also provided expertise to Lebanese Hezbollah "in recent years".

Fars also adds that the IRGC general commanded battle forces and directed battles in Syria.

In addition to its own forces, Iran also send Afghan, Pakistani and Iraqi recruits to fight in Syria. An Iranian official in charge of a "martyrs" foundation announced two years ago that around 2,100 "martyrs" had been killed "defending holy places" in Syria.

There have also been several senior Iranian commanders among the casualties in Syria.

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