Iranian Telegram channels are publishing the names of five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members reportedly killed in American-Saudi strikes in Iraq. The fifth victim, Mohammad Amin Rostami Jalilian, is identified as a Quds Force operative.
Iranian media and Telegram channels this evening published the names of five Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members reported killed in the joint US-Saudi airstrikes that struck pro-Iranian militia targets in Iraq overnight. The list includes Mohammad Amin Rostami Jalilian, identified as a member of the IRGC's elite Quds Force. The names, originating from the city of Kashan, are the first specific identifications of IRGC personnel killed in the operation, which began with pre-dawn strikes on Wednesday.
The strikes were first reported at 05:51 Jerusalem, when a single unverified report indicated a command post of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) had been hit in Basra province. Within minutes, Hashd al-Shaabi confirmed that its bases across Iraq were struck, calling the attacks a "very dangerous escalation." The militia later provided its own casualty count: 20 operatives killed and 32 wounded. US officials, speaking to the New York Times, confirmed that approximately 20 Iranian military advisors were killed in the strikes, and that the sites were chosen specifically for the presence of Iranian advisors, aiming to degrade the militias' ability to launch missiles and drones.
The publication of names by Iranian sources marks a further step in the confirmation of IRGC losses, following a pattern seen in previous US strikes against Iranian assets in the region. As The Zioneer has reported, Iranian media have in prior incidents released the identities of IRGC members killed in American strikes on Iranian territory, including in Khuzestan and near the Strait of Hormuz.
It remains unclear whether the five named individuals represent the full extent of IRGC fatalities from the operation, or if additional names are expected. The US official's figure of 20 advisors killed has not been corroborated by Iranian or Iraqi sources, and no information has been provided on the specific timing of the strikes or the precise locations targeted beyond the general areas of southern and northern Iraq.
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