A senior military adviser from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed in Syria, APA reports citing Iran media.
According to the reports, Brig. Gen. Kioumars Pourhashemi was killed in western Aleppo.
Syrian rebel groups launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces yesterday, setting off fierce clashes and seizing territory in western Aleppo.
The offensive was launched the same day that the ceasefire began between Syrian ally Hezbollah and Israel.