Years of service 1980–2015 | Name Mohammad Allahdadi Allegiance Iran | |
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Rank Second Brigadier General Commands held Mortar platoon, 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman
Equipment Battalion, 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman
Sirjan Headquarters
Sahib-az-Zaman 2nd Brigade Deputy
Zulfiqar 3rd Brigade Deputy
Alqadir 18th Brigade, Division of Yazd
3rd Brigade, Muhammad Rasulullah Division of Tehran Battles/wars Iran–Iraq war:
Operation Tariq al-Qods
Operation Badr
Operation Dawn 8
Operation Karbala-4
Operation Karbala-5
Operation Dawn 10
Balochistan conflict
Syrian civil war Died January 18, 2015, Quneitra District Service/branch Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution Battles and wars Iran–Iraq War, Operation Tariq al-Qods Unit Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, Quds Force | ||
Birth name Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi | ||
Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi (Persian: محمدعلی اللهدادی; c.1963 – January 18, 2015) was a Second Brigadier General in the Iranian Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and a commander in Quds Force.
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A veteran of Iran–Iraq War, he was killed in January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident.
Iran–Iraq War
Still a teenager, Allahdadi joined Irregular Warfare Headquarters, an Irregular warfare unit under command of Mostafa Chamran, as a guerrilla. After fighting in Operation Tariq al-Qods, he moved to Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution's 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman, under Qasem Soleimani. During the war, he was promoted several times.
Balochistan conflict
He was involved in Balochistan conflict.
Syrian civil war
In circa 2012, he was asked by his previous commander Qasem Soleimani to serve in Syrian civil war. Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to "provide consultation" and was an adviser to the Syrian army. He was killed in January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident, alongside six Hezbollah Fighters. Following his death, Revolutionary Guards released a statement saying "Zionists should await devastating thunder of the IRGC" and Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a "warning letter" to Israel via United States.
A senior Israeli security source told Reuters "Israeli forces believed they were attacking only low-ranking guerrillas". 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 area.
Legacy
2015 Southern Syria offensive was code-named "Allahdadi for Quneitra Martyrs".