25 December 2023(2023-12-25) (aged 59–60) Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Allegiance
Iran
Service/branch
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service
1980–2023
Rank
Brigadier general
Battles/wars
Iran-Iraq War
Syrian Civil War
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war †
Israel–Hamas war †
2023 Israel–Hezbollah conflict †
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Israel–Hamas war
Timeline
Outline
Engagements
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Israeli female tank crew fight
Re'im
Sderot
Sufa
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Timeline
Israeli invasion of Gaza
Beit Hanoun
Gaza City
Jabalia
Khan Yunis
Shuja'iyya
Shuja'iyya ambush
Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Hamad
Rafah offensive
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Hamas-led attack on Israel
Re'im music festival
Killing of Shani Louk
Netiv HaAsara
Alumim
Be'eri
Holit
Kfar Aza
Kissufim
Nahal Oz
Nir Oz
Nir Yitzhak
Nirim
Zikim
Israeli response
Bombing of the Gaza Strip
Refugee camps
Jabalia
31 October
Al-Fakhoora school
Al-Shati
Al-Maghazi
Schools
Al-Maghazi
Al-Falah
Palestinians evacuating Gaza
Health facilities
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Ambulance
Nasser Hospital siege
Church of Saint Porphyrius
Sabra mosque
Flour massacre
Attack on journalists in Lebanon
Friendly fire
IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya
Other minor theaters
Red Sea crisis
Operation Prosperity Guardian
Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou
Operation Poseidon Archer
Marlin Luanda missile strike
Operation Aspides
Sinking of the MV Rubymar
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan
Iranian airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
Tower 22 drone attack
Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri
See also
Gaza humanitarian crisis
Healthcare collapse
Children
Premature babies
Famine
Hostage crisis
Prisoner exchange
Israeli blockade of Gaza
War crimes
Torture
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
Wider regional conflict
2023 ceasefire
Calls for a ceasefire
2024 Columbia University protests
Antisemitism
Anti-Palestinianism
Mass detentions
Misinformation
Protests
South Africa v. Israel
Qatar and the Israel–Hamas war
AI-assisted targeting
Gaza Strip mass graves
Razi Mousavi (Persian: رازی موسوی; 1963 – 25 December 2023) was an Iranian military officer serving in the IRGC's Quds Force. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Sayyidah Zaynab, Rif-Dimashq, Syria during the Israel–Hamas war. At the time of his death, Mousavi was described as Iran's most influential military commander in Syria.[1]
^Hashem, Ali (25 December 2023). "Inside story: Airstrike kills Iran's 'most influential' commander in Syria". Amwaj Media. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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