Per @MohamadAhwaze, who claims to have obtained leaked information from sources close to the Iranian government and the Revolutionary Guard, these are the details of the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
1) All members of the team involved in the assassination underwent special training courses.
2) Squad consisting of 62 members participated in the assassination. 12 of them were in the field, responsible for carrying out the operation, and 50 others provided logistical support.
2) Squad consisting of 62 members participated in the assassination. 12 of them were in the field, responsible for carrying out the operation, and 50 others provided logistical support.
3) The team used a Hyundai Sante Fe, a Nissan (likely the blue Nissan truck that was blown up), and 4 motorcycles.
4) The team involved in the assassination knew every single detail of when/how Fakhrizadeh's protection team would move, and knew that on that day, he'd (tbc)
4) The team involved in the assassination knew every single detail of when/how Fakhrizadeh's protection team would move, and knew that on that day, he'd (tbc)
visit his villa in the city of Absard, near Iran's capital, Tehran.
5) 30 minutes before the arrival of Fakhrizadeh's convoy, the team cut off all power to the city.
6) 1 Hyundai Sante Fe with 4 passengers, 4 motorcycles, 2 snipers, and a Nissan were booby-trapped waiting (tbc)
5) 30 minutes before the arrival of Fakhrizadeh's convoy, the team cut off all power to the city.
6) 1 Hyundai Sante Fe with 4 passengers, 4 motorcycles, 2 snipers, and a Nissan were booby-trapped waiting (tbc)
for Fakhrizadeh's convoy to pass the entrance to the city of Absard.
7) Fakhrizadeh's convoy consisted of 3 bulletproof vehicles.
8) The team waited for the first car of the convoy to pass through the entrance, and then when the 2nd car (Fakhrizadeh's car) entered (tbc)
7) Fakhrizadeh's convoy consisted of 3 bulletproof vehicles.
8) The team waited for the first car of the convoy to pass through the entrance, and then when the 2nd car (Fakhrizadeh's car) entered (tbc)
the operatives began to open fire.
9) The Nissan truck that was booby-trapped with explosives detonated, targeting the 3rd and final vehicle in the convoy.
10) Once the Nissan exploded, 12 operatives opened fire towards Fakhrizadeh's car, and the 1st car in the convoy.
9) The Nissan truck that was booby-trapped with explosives detonated, targeting the 3rd and final vehicle in the convoy.
10) Once the Nissan exploded, 12 operatives opened fire towards Fakhrizadeh's car, and the 1st car in the convoy.
11) According to the leaks, the operatives removed Fakhrizadeh from his car, shot him, and made sure he was dead before the team fled the area.
12) The wounded in Fakhrizadeh's team who were transported to emergency services, ended up transferred to hospitals in Tehran.
12) The wounded in Fakhrizadeh's team who were transported to emergency services, ended up transferred to hospitals in Tehran.
13) None of the 12 members who participated in the field operations were wounded, or arrested.
14) Team involved had extensive combat experience, like the expertise that Special Forces in advanced armies possess.
14) Team involved had extensive combat experience, like the expertise that Special Forces in advanced armies possess.
15) According to this, there was a penetration of Iranian intelligence, which allowed the assassination team to accurately supervise Fakhrizadeh and his movements.
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