Iraqi sources told several Arab media outlets on Monday that an airstrike near the Iraq-Syria border killed a commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The strike reportedly occurred either late Saturday or early Sunday, and some accounts say it was a drone strike.
Some of the sources identified the slain military leader as Muslim Shahdan, a senior IRGC commander. Other reports say the IRGC commander could not be identified, but all accounts say three other people were killed in the same event. The commander was reportedly struck in a vehicle that was entering Syria from Iraq.
Iran has yet to confirm or deny the report, but if it is true, the IRGC commander’s killing comes just days after prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed inside Iran and would ratchet up tensions in the region even more. All indications point to Israel being responsible for Fakhrizadeh’s death.
Israel has also been known to launch airstrikes inside Syria against what it deems Iranian-linked targets, something they stepped up in recent weeks. Israel has also been making a big deal about Iran’s presence in Syria recently. Last week, Israel demanded the UN Security Council take action against Iran’s presence in Syria and dropped leaflets in the country urging the military to cut ties with Iran.
While Israeli airstrikes so far east in Syria are apparently rare, they do happen. The US also occasionally carries out airstrikes in eastern Syria against Shia militias. In January, the US killed Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Iraq by drone strike.
Since Fakhrizadeh was killed, Iranian officials have made it clear they will make a measured response in hopes of avoiding provoking a war with the US before President Trump leaves office. Israel seems eager to start a broader military conflict with Iran before January 20th.
Todays warfare tactics are not the same as grandads were, Thank Goodness.
No longrr do a majority of unemployable males from opposing nations have to gather together To face invadin or to invade another nations males.
Today our military are all volunteers, 99% of whom will never hear, see, or fight a visable enemy until after they retire o.n pensions or become police.
And in US we cannot even tell we are at war unless we attend or watch on TV or internet sporting events and when we are asked to donate to soldiers kids toys at christmas or food on thanksgiving.
The question of “Do you want to donate”, are usually asked by part-time minimum wage uninsured cashiers who earn less than a soldier.
All military and police uniforms are to be looked uppn as warriors and protectors of your kids of up to 50+ years old video war gamers and non military males and females freedom to wear hats backwards.
The bonus paid tp join military and qualify to be a drone pilot is just a few thousands less extra than US medium income, on top of their military salary which was already higher than 49% of american workers, and does not require a student loan to aquire.
No nation on earth has as many many or as highly paid. Spec op assassins who go quietly about their specialty, killing civilians in foreign lands.
So keep killing and help Israel do the same in those foreign lands, we are in a peaceful land and want it to stay that way.
We need them until Jesus comes to thank us for softening up the enemy making his jpb easier
No need to worry here in states. God has beem on US and Israels side at least since shortly after end of korean conflict and be sure to thank a uniform for your freedom.
if you are black or brown skinned or just plain poor and homeless it may just be best to ignore police and let white folk walk towards them while. Smiling widely having a hand pointed at them, you can smile but do not move to quickly around cops or rich white folk.
The two premier terrorist states on the planet are the US & Israel, and we should be behind their sick illegal doctrines based upon racism.land theft and utter greed. We are not safe, and we are not a democracy, or a shining beacon of light on a hill. What we are is deluded, delusional, and deserving of the chaos coming home to roost…Israel is the same..an outlaw country with no relevance to speak of.
I was working on a very similar comment.. Israel seems to me to have lost its soul trying to gain too much of the world & has lost all semblance of humanity. If there is an antichrist for our time, I nominate Netanyahu..
The US, Israel and Australia–in each country outsiders took over native lands and have oppressed the native peoples.
“The bonus paid tp join military and qualify to be a drone pilot is just a few thousands less extra than US medium income, on top of their military salary which was already higher than 49% of american workers, and does not require a student loan to aquire.”
Not to mention the healthcare provided after one leaves the service. Something that a good percentage of people have a difficulty affording. And then you listen to some vets bitch about the prospect of universal healthcare. Only they are deserving.
“Not to mention the healthcare provided after one leaves the service.”
That’s if one has a service-related disability or retires. For someone who just does a hitch and gets out, the only healthcare benefit is the ability to go to the emergency room at a VA hospital if you’re indigent/uninsured.
You can use the VA for more than that. You pay depending on your income level. I get get a wellness checkup yearly which costs me $15. I had a minor out patient surgery that cost me $50. If my income was higher I would have to pay more but still very cheap. So it must be based on income as to whether you are eligible since I only did a 3 year stint and have no service related disabilities.
I’m not sure when you were in, but eligibility has changed over time. I did 10 years in the 1980s and 1990s. I got the “indigent emergency care only” notice after showing up at a VA ER when I thought I’d had a stroke (and had no insurance). They took care of the initial evaluation/medication (it turned out to just be Bell’s Palsy) and told me any further care was my problem.
I was in from 73 thru 76. I applied online when I was about to retire after I found out what COBRA would cost me. There were several levels of what you would have to pay for your care. My projected retirement income put me in the second to lowest category. I recently got a form to fill out to show my income level was still the same to continue my eligibility.
Wow, 4 likes on an antiwar blog for this skreed. In the name of Jesus ?
For me the most remarkable fact is that Iran (like ISIS and the Taliban) always finds new commanders to fill the gaps.
It’s always easy to find new commanders when your fight is against injustice.
Iran should not be mentioned in the same breath as the Taliban or ISIS. Iran is a sovereign country.
“Sovereign country” means the street gang is in full control of the turf it has squatted on and has issued its members fancier colors to wear.
Right, I suppose the libertarian utopia would have no “street gangs” to enforce law…..
Are you suggesting there were no laws enforced prior to 1648?
As a wise man once said…words mean things….a street gang operates outside of the social contract (good or bad as that contract is).
“Social contract” is a utopian fantasy.
#2 “terrorist” leaders are kinda like Star Trek security guards.