iranian state media outlet al alam reported that brigadier general javad ghaffari traveled to damascus with a team of iranian military advisers to support the assad regime against the opposition forces. ghaffari has a long history of supporting pro-regime forces in syria and had for a time served as the overall iranian commander in the country. ghaffari is known as the butcher of aleppo for his role in the pro-regime campaign to retake aleppo city in 2016. syrian president bashar al assad expelled ghaffari in 2021 for his alleged involvement in attacks on us forces as well as deploying iranian weapons in unapproved places. ghaffari returned to tehran to head the irgc intelligence organizations special operations division, where he had served until his latest deployment back to syria.
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