Iran - IRGC appointed new commander in Syria

Mohammad Jafar Assadi

NCRIx - According to reports from inside of Iran's regime after the death of General Hossein Hamadani, commander of the Iranian regime's forces in Syria, and injury to commander of the IRGC Quds Force (QF) Qassem Soleimani, Khamenei in fear of overthrow Assad appointed a new Iranian commander in Syria. 
After the death Hossein Hamedani commander of the Iranian regime’s forces in Syria, Mohammad Jafar Assadi, was replaced him. He is  one of the oldest Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander. Mohammad Jafar Assadi, joined the IRGC in March 1980 and was one of the commanders of the anti-patriotic war with Iraq. He was commander of the IRGC in Lebanon from 2003 to 2007 and then commander of the IRGC Ground Forces from 2008 to 2009. In October 2015 he was appointed commander of Imam Hossein Base that is responsible for organizing ‘Imam Hossein’ battalions that are tasked with domestic suppression. But very shortly afterwards he was transferred to Syria and IRGC Brigadier General Gholamhossein Gheibparvar replaced him as the commander of Imam Hossein Base.