Drone Strike Reportedly Kills One of Iran’s IRGC Commanders in Western Iraq

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A drone strike killed one of the commanders of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Muslim Shahdan, in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province bordering Syria, Al Arabiya reported on Monday, citing Iraqi sources.

According to the TV channel, Shahda’s car was targeted on Sunday evening after it passed Al Qa’im checkpoint. Three people who accompanied the IRGC commander also died in the drone attack. No other details about the incident have been provided.

#Iraqi sources reveal that #Iran's Revolutionary Guards commander, Muslim Shahdan, has been killed near the Syrian-Iraqi border.https://t.co/wlGPIAiCLq pic.twitter.com/66GzRzoLwZ

— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 30, 2020

​At the same time, the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV channel, citing its own sources, refuted reports about Shahdan’s murder.