Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi محمدعلی اللهدادی | |
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| Birth name | Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi |
| Born | c.1963[1] |
| Died | (2015-01-18)January 18, 2015 (aged 52) al-Amal Farms,Quneitra District,Syria |
| Allegiance | Revolutionary Guards |
| Years of service | 1980–2015[1] |
| Rank | Second Brigadier General[1] |
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| Commands | [1]
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Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi (Persian:محمدعلی اللهدادی;c.1963 – January 18, 2015) was an Iranianbrigadier general in theIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a military officer in theQuds Force.[1]
Aveteran ofIran–Iraq War, he was killed inJanuary 2015 Mazraat Amal incident.[1]
Still a teenager, Allahdadi joinedIrregular Warfare Headquarters, anirregular warfare unit under command ofMostafa Chamran, as aguerrilla fighter. After fighting inOperation Tariq al-Qods, he moved to theIRGC Ground Forces' 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman as Lieutenant Colonel, underQasem Soleimani. During the war, he was promoted to Colonel.[1]
He was also involved in theBalochistan conflict.[1]
In circa 2012, he was asked by previous Major GeneralQasem Soleimani to serve inSyrian Civil War.[1] Allahdadi had traveled toSyria to "provide consultation"[2] and was anadviser to theSyrian army.[3]
He was killed inJanuary 2015 Mazraat Amal incident, alongside six Hezbollah Fighters.[4] Following his death, the Revolutionary Guard released a statement saying "Zionists should await devastating thunder of theIRGC"[5] andIran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a "warning letter" toIsrael viaUnited States.[6]
A senior Israeli security source toldReuters "Israeli forces believed they were attacking only low-ranking Hezbollah members". Officially, Israel has not commented on the attack.[7]
Ten days after his death, Hezbollahlaunched an attack on an Israeli military convoy in theShebaa Farms area.
2015 Southern Syria offensive was code-named "Allahdadi for Quneitra Martyrs".[8]
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