Iranian state media reports that the Commander of the Fatehin Special Unit, Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Fathalizadeh, was killed on April 1st. The Fatehin Unit is an elite special forces formation within the Basij that's tasked with maintaining internal security.
Fatehin volunteers are trained in airborne and parachute operations, sniper skills, and combat in rugged terrain. Many Fatehin members fought on behalf of Assad's Syria in the civil war.
