Mohsen Hojaji, a member of the Iranian advisory support team in Syria, was
captured by terrorists on Monday near the Tanf border crossing in southeast
Syria.
Daesh released a photo of Hojati before his execution. The act prompted
widespread condemnation of the terrorist group as well as admiration of the
soldiers who are fighting against it.
Following the incident, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a post on his
Instagram said Hojaji and other martyrs have sacrificed their lives to defend
innocent Muslims and fight the atrocities committed by takfiri terrorists and
their supporters.
In a separate note, the Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed his condolences to
the family of the slain soldier and the Iranian nation.
In his message, Bahram Qassemi said the outcome of Iranian servicemen’s bravery
in fighting Daesh is stability, security and peace in Iran’s borders as well as
dignity and empowerment for the region’s Muslims.
"Now, it’s our duty to once again shout loudly at these merchants of death and
terror and promoters of extremism and terrorism, and unveil their true, ugly
faces before the whole world,” he said.
Since takfiri terrorists emerged in Iraq and Syria, Iran has been providing
advisory assistance to the two countries’ armies in their fight against the
terrorists.
Major General Qassm Soleimani said Thursday that Iranian forces will not rest
until they have taken out every last terrorist from the face of the Muslim
world.
General Soleimani, who commands the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution
Guards Corps (IRGC), pointed to the incident, saying the "horrific, inhumane
crime” came in the wake of successive blows dealt on several fronts to
Takfiri-Wahhabi terrorist groups, which are linked to the world’s imperialist
power.
"The atrocity does not fall within any Islamic, or even humanitarian, principle
or law,” he said.
Such acts would further strengthen the Iranian servicemen’s resolve in pursuit
of their cause "to purge every inch of the Muslim territories of their (the
terrorists’) evil presence”, the general noted.
He also said Iran is proud of such martyrs who sacrifice their lives in the path
of fighting oppression, comparing them to Imam Hussain (AS), the third Shiite
Imam who was beheaded in the Battle of Karbala’ on 10 October 680 by Yazid's
army.
SOURCE :TehrahTimes