Sayyed Razi Mousavi

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

Sayyed Razi Mousavi
Died	(2023-12-25)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 †

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

Reactions

• Hours after the incident, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that, "Undoubtedly, the usurping and barbaric Zionist regime will pay for this crime."
• 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".
• 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".
• In a statement, Lebanon's Hezbollah called Israel's action "clear, shameless aggression and crossing all limits."
• Palestinian Islamic Jihad described Israel's assassination of Mousavi as a "cowardly crime".

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