Mohammad Ali Allahdadi

Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi (Persian: محمدعلی الله‌دادی; c.1963 – January 18, 2015) was an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a military officer in the Quds Force.^[1]

Sardar Shahid Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi محمدعلی الله‌دادی
Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi 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. He was killed in January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident
Birth name	Mohammad-Ali Allahdadi
Born	c.1963[1] Pariz, Kerman Province, Iran
Died	(2015-01-18)January 18, 2015 (aged 52) al-Amal Farms, Quneitra District, Syria
Allegiance	Revolutionary Guards
Years of service	1980–2015[1]
Rank	Second Brigadier General[1]
Unit	IRGC Ground Forces Quds Force
Commands	[1] Mortar Platoon, 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman Equipment Battalion, 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman Sirjan Headquarters 2nd Sahib-az-Zaman Brigade (deputy) 3rd Zulfiqar Brigade (deputy) 18th Alghadir Brigade/Division of Yazd 3rd Muhammad Rasulullah Brigade/Division of Tehran
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War[1] Operation Tariq al-Qods Operation Badr Operation Dawn 8 Operation Karbala-4 Siege of Basra Operation Dawn 10 Balochistan conflict Syrian Civil War

A veteran of Iran–Iraq War, he was killed in January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident.^[1]

Military career

Iran–Iraq War

Still a teenager, Allahdadi joined Irregular Warfare Headquarters, an irregular warfare unit under command of Mostafa Chamran, as a guerrilla fighter. After fighting in Operation Tariq al-Qods, he moved to the IRGC Ground Forces' 41st Sarallah Division of Kerman as Lieutenant Colonel, under Qasem Soleimani. During the war, he was promoted to Colonel.^[1]

Balochistan conflict

He was also involved in the Balochistan conflict.^[1]

Syrian Civil War

In circa 2012, he was asked by previous Major General Qasem Soleimani to serve in Syrian Civil War.^[1] Allahdadi had traveled to Syria to "provide consultation"^[2] and was an adviser to the Syrian army.^[3]

He was killed in January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident, alongside six Hezbollah Fighters.^[4] Following his death, the Revolutionary Guard released a statement saying "Zionists should await devastating thunder of the IRGC"^[5] and Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a "warning letter" to Israel via United States.^[6]

A senior Israeli security source told Reuters "Israeli forces believed they were attacking only low-ranking Hezbollah members". Officially, Israel has not commented on the attack.^[7]

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".^[8]

References

1. "سردار محمد علی الله دادی که بود؟" (in Persian). bdv.ir. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
2. "Freedom of Quds is close: IRGC chief". Tehran Times. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
3. "Report: Iranian general killed in Syria strike died because 'he kept his phone on'". Haaretz. 24 January 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
4. "Iran general died in 'Israeli strike' in Syrian Golan". BBC World Service. 29 January 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
5. "IRGC commander: Zionists should await 'destructive thunder'". Mehr News Agency. 20 January 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
6. "Iran sends 'warning to Israel via US officials'". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
7. "Iran says Israel crossed 'red lines', vows to respond: IRNA". Reuters. 27 January 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
8. "Syrian army tears through the south to sweep Iran and Hizballah up to Israel's Golan doorstep". Debkafile. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.