Iran War: Iran confirms demise of Basij commander Soleimani | EUROtoday

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have confirmed the demise of the commander of the paramilitary Basij militia, Gholamresa Soleimani. The Fars information company, which is near the Guards, printed an obituary during which the Revolutionary Guards paid tribute to Soleimani and congratulated him “on his honorable martyrdom.” At the identical time, they declared that the “Basij fighters” would by no means quit the blood revenge for his or her slain chief.

The Israeli military had beforehand mentioned it had killed Soleimani on Monday. Under his management, the Basij militias had been liable for the bloody suppression of protests in Iran in January. Soleimani’s killing and up to date assaults induced “significant and sustained damage” to the militia’s capabilities, it mentioned.