Basij female unit commander assassinated in latest attack targeting Iranian armed forces
Aqila, commander of the Afzal Sisters’ Basij unit in Mehrestan, was reportedly assassinated outside her home in front of her children.
A woman commander of a female Basij unit was killed in an attack on Wednesday in Mehrestan, a border province in Iran. Afsaneh Aqila, the commander of the Afzal Sisters Basij unit, was assassinated outside her home in front of her children. Iranian state media alleged the gunmen had ties to Israel and the United States, but provided no evidence to back the claim.
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