Sayyed Razi Mousavi

Sayyed Razi Mousavi
Sayyed Razi Mousavi
Died	December 25, 2023; Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Allegiance	Iran
Service/branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service	1980–2023
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	Syrian civil war; 2023 Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict †; ;

Sayyed Razi Mousavi (Persian: سید رضی موسوی) was an Iranian brigadier general serving in the IRGC's Quds Force.^[1] On December 25, 2023, He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif-Dimashq, Syria during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.^[2]

Iranian media says that, throughout the Syrian civil war, Mousavi faced multiple assassination attempts by Israel.^[3]

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Hours after the incident, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that, "Undoubtedly, the usurping and barbaric Zionist regime will pay for this crime."^[2]
Ebrahim Raisi considered Israel's action as a sign of frustration, helplessness and incapacity and said that israeli government will "definitely pay for this crime".^[4]
Hamas said in a statement that "the assassination of Mousavi in Syrian territory is a crime, violation of Arab sovereignty and it's a cowardly attack [which] threatens the security and stability of the entire region".^[5]^[6]
In a statement, Lebanon's Hezbollah called Israel's action "clear, shameless aggression and crossing all limits."^[5]
Palestinian Islamic Jihad described Israel's assassination of Mousavi as a "cowardly crime".^[7]

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