Iranian ex-general killed in Aleppo fighting
A retired Iranian general has been killed while battling Syrian ebels as a volunteer in northern Syria, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. Ahmad Gholami, who had served as a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in the Iraq-Iran war of the 1980s, died on Tuesday amid fighting in Aleppo, said the Fars news agency, which is close to the Guards. Gholami went to Iraq and Syria “voluntarily” to fight Daesh, according to Fars. Iran is the principle backer of President Bashar Al Assad. It denies that any of its professional soldiers are active ...
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