in a quote attributed to haj kasim, he says, "i entered the iran-iraq war a 15-day mission and ended up staying..." until the end. he fought in multiple battles over the course of the war, receiving serious injuries in the battle of thariq quds, close to the border with iraq. after the end of the war, he was deployed in kerman province, his area of birth, where he garnad a reputation as a formidable combatant against rampant drug smuggling in the region. in the late 90s, he was appointed as the head of the quds force of the islamic revolutionary guard core, a union. dedicated to liberating al-quds and spent the following years building up the organization's capabilities and relationships across the region. it was in this role as leader of the quds force that he assisted lebanon and firstly expelling the israeli occupation in the year 2000 and then in defeating them again during the july war of 2006. but perhaps his greatest victory was in being the person most responsible for the defeat of the daesh terrorist group. 'who had taken over huge swats of territory in syria and iraq in 201

we believe that this was a divine blessing that came from heaven through haj kasim, not only for us as, iraq, yemen, and the entire region. in his wisdom spared him for this role and he did not decree for him to be alongside his loved ones with whom he wished to be mad, however allah wanted him to remain alive until this stage to give us everything he has given us. inshallah will remain faithful to his blood, his sincerity and his sacrifices. many were saying stands with sira because you mentioned his role in syria, they said that uh, which was basically he was representing the iranian government in in in syria by being there by helping the syrian government, but many said that the senses that iran took, that qasim took, that hisbullah took in syria was a short-sited stance that could have rid hizbullah and iran from very much of hostility based in the international community. i know that you don't believe that, and i know that... as much as iran also has suffered in that area, but how would you explain that to our western audience? in truth, our decision to defend syria and its people

he was a comrad in arms with haj kasim sulaimani following in his footsteps. he aspired to murder them, and i witnessed him after the mordom of haj qasim with tiry eyes saying, "when will my turn for maradam come? i seek maridom just as haj qasim always did. i want emphasize that this does not constitute disappointment. why? because our leaders aspire to be murdered. some people, this may not be understood, but our leaders, whether in their armed resistance, support for resistance or backing of fighters in the region, whether iranian or non-iranian, they look beyond material goals at the level. giving in the best moments of their lives and in the best moments of their resistance work. this does not represent any weakness or disappointment for us. yes, we feel the loss, undoubtedly. we feel that we have lost prominent leaders like hajj qasim, and the d brigade general. we feel their loss and acknowledge our need for them, however, at the same time, we fully understand that this path is one of sacrifices and the offering of blood and marters. this has been the h