Pager explosions killed 19 IRGC members in Syria - report

An additional 150 IRGC members were also wounded in the explosions, Army Radio reported, citing the Saudi news source.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 15:18

Updated: SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 04:06

‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022. (photo credit: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS) — ‘A MONSTER’ – Members of the IRGC attend a ground forces military drill in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran in 2022.

(photo credit: IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS)

19 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members were killed after their pagers had exploded in Deir ez-Zur in eastern Syria, Saudi news source Al-Hadath reported Wednesday afternoon.

An additional 150 IRCG members were also wounded in the explosions, Army Radio reported, citing the Saudi news source.

The report came a day after around 4,000 Hezbollah members had their pagers also exploded in an attack reportedly attributed to Israel. Foreign reports attribute the attack to the Mossad and IDF.

Iranian ambassador also wounded

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani was also wounded in the attack, Iranian state-owned Mehr News Agency reported.

ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY Guard Corps Commander-in-Chief Major General Hossein Salami looks on during a ceremony in Tehran, last month. Afshin Payravi, a member of the Iranian opposition, says that the alliance between ISIS and the IRGC is no secret. (credit: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)

The day after, IDF artillery struck numerous Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon, with the IAF striking in Odaisseh, Markaba, Blida, Maroun El Ras, and Chihine areas as well.

Yonah Jeremy Bob and Sam Halpern contributed to this report.