Alwaght- Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that the funeral procession of Mohsen Hojaji, an Iranian military adviser who was brutally beheaded by ISIS terrorists in Syria, will be held in Tehran on Wednesday.
Hojaji, called by Iranians as holy shrine defender, was taken hostage by the ISIS Takfiri group near the Iraqi border on August 7 brutally beheaded two days later and published their crime’s footage on social media.
Still image shows moment Hojaji was taken hostage by a member o ISIS terrorist group
The shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, sister of third Shiite Imam Hossein inb Ali (AS), is located in Damascus, Syria. Iranian military advisers have played a decisive role in the protection of the holy shrine against terrorist attacks who repeatedly tried to blow up the holy site.
Regarding the fact that Hojaji’s death triggered great sentiments among Iranians, it is anticipated that people of all walks of life massively take part in the procession.
Hojaiji’s two-year-old son, Ali, cries while looking at his father's picture
Earlier, the funeral of Martyr Hojaji had been slated to be held in Tehran on September 2 but the event was postponedStatistics due to some unannounced reasons.
The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement on August 31 received the body of Hojaji from ISISI based on a ceasefire deal between the two sides.
The transfer of Lebanon’s captured soldiers and two martyrs, as well as the body of Martyr Hojaji, took place after the buses carrying ISIS terrorists and their families arrived in the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs Province, according to media reports.
The Iranian military advisor, called by Iranians as holy shrine defender, was taken hostage by the ISIS Takfiri group near the Iraqi border on August 7 brutally beheaded two days later.
Following the official request of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been providing military advisory the armies of the two Arab countries in their war against foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.
