Publish Date: 27 September 2017 - 08:52

TEHRAN, Sep. 27 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei made an appearance in Imam Hossein Mosque to stand beside Mohsen Hojaji’s holy body, and paid his respect to the martyr who gave his life in the fight against terrorism.

Ayatollah Khamenei also met with the family members of Martyr Hojaji and expressed his gratitude for their endeavors and condolences for his loss.

The funeral of the fallen soldier will be held in Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on Wednesday.

Mohsen Hojaji was martyred by ISIL forces on early August in Syria. He was captured on August 7 and martyred in a terrible way two days later in a counterattack by ISIL terrorists. He was martyred when the terrorists made a counterattack against a position of the resistant forces in Tanf, an area in Iraq-Syria border.

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