the border of Iran to lead a counter revolutionary army of officers and men from elite divisions of the late Shah's military that was quartered in 22 makeshift barracks in eight Turkish villages and at five clandestine bases inside Iran. Since Oveissi had strong ties and the support of powerful members of the clergy including Grand Ayatollahs Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari and Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei his elimination was priority number one for the newly established revolutionary government. References External links 20th-century Iranian people Assassinated military personnel 1918 births 1984 deaths Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in France Iranian emigrants to France Imperial Iranian Armed Forces four-star generals Iranian people murdered abroad People from Qom People murdered in Paris People sentenced to death in absentia Terrorism deaths in France 1984 murders in France 1980s murders in Paris