Reports of the killing of Esmail Kani, commander of the “Kundz Force”, an elite unit of the Revolutionary Guards, are increasing

Concerns are growing in Iran and the Middle East over the fate of Esmail Khani, commander of the Quds Force, the elite unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). As reported by the New York Times, three unnamed Iranian officials said that Khani was last seen in Beirut last week, when he was there to support Hezbollah, which has suffered heavy casualties from recent Israeli airstrikes. However, since then, rumors have circulated that he may have been killed in one of these attacks. In fact, the Daily Mail reports that Kani was killed last Thursday in the bombardment of Safieddin, where he was with Hezbollah commanders. The Quds Force, which manages Iran’s overseas military operations, is instrumental in supporting groups such as Hezbollah and others in the region. Khani took over in 2020 after the death of Qassem Soleimani in a US strike in Iraq and has since been […]
Source: News Beast

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