On Thursday, Iranian Student News Network reported that an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military advisor, Majid Diwani, died from injuries sustained during an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian capital, Damascus. The attack took place on Monday, according to the report.
While no further details were provided by the network, the incident appears to align with reports from Syrian state media earlier this week. On Tuesday, Syrian media outlets confirmed that three civilians were killed and nine others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus. The Syrian military also reported that their air defenses intercepted hostile targets three times that night, after a series of explosions were heard in the capital.
When asked about the strike, the Israeli military declined to comment, maintaining its policy of not responding to foreign media reports.
Context of Israeli Airstrikes
Israel has regularly conducted airstrikes targeting Iranian-linked positions in Syria for several years, aiming to curb Iran’s military presence in the region. These strikes have intensified in recent weeks following the October 7th attack on Israel by Hamas, which escalated tensions across the Middle East.
