Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi ( fa, محمدعلی الله‌دادی; 1963 – January 18, 2015) was a

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in the

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

and a military officer in the

Quds Force The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...

. A

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Iran–Iraq War The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between Iran and Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. It began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran and lasted for almost eight years, until the acceptance of United Nations S ...

, he was killed in

January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident The January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident was an airstrike against a two-car convoy that killed six Hezbollah fighters, including two prominent commanders, and a general of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), ...

Military career

Iran–Iraq War

Still a teenager, Allahdadi joined

Irregular Warfare Headquarters Irregular Warfare Headquarters ( fa, ستاد جنگ‌های نامنظم) was an Irregular military, Irregular military unit of Iranian Armed Forces, active during Iran–Iraq War. The unit was established by Mostafa Chamran in 1979. After his de ...

, an irregular warfare unit under command of

Mostafa Chamran Mostafa Chamran Save'ei ( fa, مصطفی چمران ساوه‌ای) (2 October 1932 – 21 June 1981) was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran ...

, as a guerrilla. After fighting in Operation Tariq al-Qods, he moved to

Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces ( fa, نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), acronymed NEZSA ( fa, نزسا), are the land force which the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), maintain i ...

's 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman as Lieutenant Colonel, under

Qasem Soleimani Qasem Soleimani ( fa, قاسم سلیمانی, ; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 1998 until his assassination in 2020, he was the commander of the Qu ...

. During the war, he was promoted to Colonel.

Balochistan conflict

He was involved in Balochistan conflict.

Syrian civil war

In circa 2012, he was asked by previous Major General

to serve in Syrian Civil War. Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to "provide consultation" and was an

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to the Syrian army. He was killed in

, alongside six Hezbollah Fighters. Following his death, the Revolutionary Guard released a statement saying "

Zionists Zionism ( he, צִיּוֹנוּת ''Tsiyyonut'' after ''Zion'') is a nationalist movement that espouses the establishment of, and support for a homeland for the Jewish people centered in the area roughly corresponding to what is known in Je ...

should await devastating thunder of the

IRGC The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

" and Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a "warning letter" to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

via

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. A senior Israeli security source told

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" Israeli forces believed they were attacking only low-ranking Hezbollah members". Officially, Israel has not commented on the attack. Ten days after his death, Hezbollah launched an attack on an Israeli military convoy in the

Shebaa Farms The Shebaa Farms, also spelled Sheba'a Farms ( ar, مزارع شبعا, '; he, חוות שבעא, ''Havot Sheba‘a'' or הר דוב, ''Har Dov''), are a small strip of land at the intersection of the Lebanese-Syrian border and the Israeli-oc ...

area.

Legacy

2015 Southern Syria offensive The 2015 Southern Syria offensive, code-named "Operation Martyrs of Quneitra", was an offensive launched in southern Syria during the Syrian Civil War by the Syrian Arab Army, Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces. Government ...

was code-named "Allahdadi for Quneitra Martyrs".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allahdadi, Mohammad Ali 1963 births 2015 deaths Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps second brigadier generals People from Kerman Province Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War Iranian Irregular Warfare Headquarters guerrillas Quds Force personnel Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Syrian civil war People from Sirjan