In Syria, the commander of Iranian military advisors in the Syrian Arab Republic, Major General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Kiyomars Pourhashemi, was assassinated. According to SNN television, a high-ranking Iranian military officer was in the area of the city of Aleppo.
In turn, the Iranian Fars agency points out that General Kiyoumars Pourhashemi (known as Hajj Hashim) died as a result of an attack by terrorist mercenaries in Aleppo.
According to Reuters, Syrian militants, as a result of a large-scale operation against government forces, captured at least 10 districts in the northwest of Aleppo province. 13 settlements remained under rebel control, including Urm al-Sughra and Anjara, the city of Urm al-Kubra. They also captured the largest military base.
Among the armed formations opposing the government troops were members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group.*.
*Terrorist organization banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
