Operation Laylat al-Qadr

Operation Laylat al-Qadr
Part of the reactions to 2017 Tehran attacks and the Iranian involvement in the Syrian Civil War
TypeMissile strike
Location
Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria

35°1′6″N 40°27′12″E / 35.01833°N 40.45333°E / 35.01833; 40.45333
Commanded byIRGC
TargetISIL in Syria
Date18 June 2017
Executed byIRGC Aerospace Force
Quds Force (intelligence gathering)[1]
Militarily unknown
Casualties170+ (per IRGC)[1] killed
Deir ez-Zor is located in Mesopotamia
Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor
Location of the ISIL base hit by missiles

On 18 June 2017, under Operation Laylat al-Qadr (Persian: عملیات لیلةالقدر),[2] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired six surface-to-surface mid-range ballistic missile from domestic bases targeting ISIL forces in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor Governorate in response to the terrorist attacks in Tehran earlier that month.[3] Next day, the IRGC published aerial videos recorded by the Damascus-based IRGC drones flying over the city during the operation, confirming that the missiles had successfully hit the targets with precision.[citation needed]

In a statement released by IRGC in connection with the strike, they warned terrorists and "their regional and trans-regional supporters" against any new terrorist attacks on Iran. They threatened to respond with greater intensity, should Iran's security be jeopardized by its enemies again.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "اطلاعیه سپاه عملیات موشکی ضدتروریست‌ها در سلسله مراتب نظامی و تحت امر فرماندهی کل قوا انجام شد". Archived from the original on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ^ "Iran fires missiles at ISIS in Syria for Tehran attacks". Tehran Times. 19 June 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference iv was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "UPDATED: Iran Launches Missile Strikes at ISIL to Avenge Tehran Terrorist Attacks". farsnews.com. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).