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| name = Abdulreza Shahlai
| name = Abdolreza Shahlaei
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| nickname = Hajj Yusef<ref name="UST"/><br>Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh<ref name="UST"/>
| nickname = Hajj Yusef<ref name="UST"/><br>Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh<ref name="UST"/>
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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1957}}<ref name="UST">{{citation|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/tg1320.aspx|title=Treasury Sanctions Five Individuals Tied to Iranian Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States|date=22 November 2019|access-date=22 November 2019|work=United States Department of the Treasury|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223004947/https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/tg1320.aspx|archive-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1957}}<ref name="UST"/>
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| placeofburial =
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| birth_place = [[Kermanshah, Iran]]<ref name="UST">{{citation|url=https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20191122.aspx|title=Treasury Sanctions Five Individuals Tied to Iranian Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States|date=22 November 2019|access-date=22 November 2019|work=United States Department of the Treasury}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Imperial State of Iran]]<ref name="rewardsforjustice"/>
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| allegiance = Iran
| allegiance = Iran
| branch = [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| branch = [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| serviceyears = 1980–present
| serviceyears = 1980–present
| rank = [[Brigadier General]]<ref>{{citation|title=Iran, Revolution, and Proxy Wars|first1=Ofira|last1=Seliktar|first2=Farhad|last2=Rezaei|year=2019|page=212|isbn=9783030294182|publisher=Springer Nature}}</ref>
| rank = [[Brigadier general]]<ref>{{citation|title=Iran, Revolution, and Proxy Wars|first1=Ofira|last1=Seliktar|first2=Farhad|last2=Rezaei|year=2019|page=212|isbn=9783030294182|publisher=Springer Nature}}</ref>
| unit = [[Quds Force]]
| unit = [[Quds Force]]
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| battles = [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]
| battles = [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]
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'''Abdulreza Shahlai''' ({{lang-fa|عبدالرضا شهلایی}}) is an Iranian [[military officer]] with the rank of [[Brigadier General]] who serves in the [[Quds Force]] of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]].
'''Abdolreza Shahlaei''' ({{langx|fa|عبدالرضا شهلایی}}) is an Iranian [[military officer]] who serves as the commander of the Yemen division of the [[Quds Force]] of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]].


==Designation as a terrorist by the US==
==Designation as a terrorist by the US==
Shahlai is classified by the US government as a terrorist for his funding of terror groups and his links to attacks on US troops in Iraq, including a 2007 raid that killed five US soldiers in [[Karbala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/12/05/us-offering-15-million-bounty-for-info-on-iranian-who-planned-2007-karbala-attack-that-killed-5-us-troops/|title=US offering $15 million for info on Iranian planner of 2007 Karbala attack that killed 5 US troops|website=Military Times|date=5 December 2019}}</ref> Other alleged attacks led by Shalai include a failed assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador in Washington DC, [[Adel Al-Jubeir]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/pages/tg1320.aspx|title=Treasury Sanctions Five Individuals Tied to Iranian Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States|website=United States Department of the Treasury|date=10 November 2011}}</ref> As such, the US State Department has put a 15m USD bounty on Shahlai, through the [[Rewards for Justice Program]], for information leading to his whereabouts.<ref name="rewardsforjustice">{{cite web|url=https://rewardsforjustice.net/english/irgc.html|title=Act of Terror: Information on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|website=Rewards for Justice|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/iranian-leader-failed-200110191759172.html|title=US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
Shahlaei is classified by the US government as a terrorist for his funding of terror groups and his links to attacks on US troops in Iraq, including a [[Karbala provincial headquarters raid|2007 raid]] that killed five US soldiers in [[Karbala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/12/05/us-offering-15-million-bounty-for-info-on-iranian-who-planned-2007-karbala-attack-that-killed-5-us-troops/|title=US offering $15 million for info on Iranian planner of 2007 Karbala attack that killed 5 US troops|website=Military Times|date=5 December 2019|access-date=11 January 2020|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210052546/https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/12/05/us-offering-15-million-bounty-for-info-on-iranian-who-planned-2007-karbala-attack-that-killed-5-us-troops/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other alleged attacks led by Shahlaei include a failed assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador in Washington DC, [[Adel Al-Jubeir]].<ref name="UST"/> As such, the [[United States Department of State|US State Department]] has put a US$15 million bounty on Shahlaei, through the [[Rewards for Justice Program]], for information leading to his whereabouts.<ref name="rewardsforjustice">{{cite web|url=https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/abdul-reza-shahlai/|title=Abdul Reza Shahla'i|website=Rewards for Justice|access-date=30 January 2024|archive-date=30 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130175412/https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/abdul-reza-shahlai/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/iranian-leader-failed-200110191759172.html|title=US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-01-11|archive-date=2020-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906232438/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/iranian-leader-failed-200110191759172.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==2020 assassination attempt by the US==
==2020 assassination attempt by the US==
On the night of 3 January, the US military attempted to assassinate Shahlai via drone strike in conjunction with the assassination of the head of the Quds Force [[Qasem Soleimani]] in the [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike|Baghdad International Airport airstrike]]. The drone strike in [[Sanaa|Sana'a]], where Shahlai was based, failed to kill him but did lead to the death of lower-ranked IRGC member Mohammad Mirza. This is the first combat death the Quds Force has acknowledged in Yemen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/01/10/us-strike-abdul-reza-shahlai-yemen/|title=U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani’s Assassination Killed the Wrong Man|last=Emmons|first=Alex|date=2020-01-10|website=The Intercept|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
On the night of 3 January 2020, the US military attempted to assassinate Shahlaei via drone strike in conjunction with the assassination of the head of the Quds Force [[Qasem Soleimani]] in the [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike|Baghdad International Airport airstrike]]. The drone strike in [[Sanaa|Sana'a]], where Shahlaei was based, failed to kill him but did lead to the death of lower-ranked IRGC member Mostafa Mohammad Mirzaei. This is the first combat death the Quds Force has acknowledged in Yemen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/01/10/us-strike-abdul-reza-Shahlaei-yemen/|title=U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani's Assassination Killed the Wrong Man|last=Emmons|first=Alex|date=2020-01-10|website=The Intercept|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>


On 10 January, the US State Department admitted to the attempted assassination of Shahlai but did not announce it on the same date as the Soleimani assassination because the Shahlai assassination was unsuccessful. This led to speculation the 3 January drone strikes were wider decapitation hits aimed at taking out the Quds Force leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tried-failed-kill-another-iran-official-same-day-soleimani-2020-1|title=Trump tried and failed to kill another top Iranian military leader the same day of the deadly strike on Soleimani, US officials say|last=Haltiwanger|first=John|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-kill-iranian-commander-yemen-night-soleimani-strike/story?id=68200887|title=US tried to kill Iranian commander in Yemen same night as Soleimani strike: Officials|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
On 10 January, the US State Department admitted to the attempted assassination of Shahlaei but did not announce it on the same date as the Soleimani assassination because the Shahlaei assassination was unsuccessful. This led to speculation the 3 January drone strikes were wider decapitation hits aimed at taking out the Quds Force leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tried-failed-kill-another-iran-official-same-day-soleimani-2020-1|title=Trump tried and failed to kill another top Iranian military leader the same day of the deadly strike on Soleimani, US officials say|last=Haltiwanger|first=John|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-01-11|archive-date=2020-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613104531/https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tried-failed-kill-another-iran-official-same-day-soleimani-2020-1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-kill-iranian-commander-yemen-night-soleimani-strike/story?id=68200887|title=US tried to kill Iranian commander in Yemen same night as Soleimani strike: Officials|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11|archive-date=2021-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219014218/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-kill-iranian-commander-yemen-night-soleimani-strike/story?id=68200887|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Death rumor ==
An Islamic Republic News Agency report initially called [[COVID-19]] victim [[Hasan Irlu]] a repatriated Qods Corps officer and Iranian envoy to Yemen, Shahlaei.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-12-21|title=Iran says envoy repatriated from Yemen dies of COVID-19|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-envoy-repatriated-yemen-dies-covid-19-2021-12-21/|access-date=2021-12-23|archive-date=2021-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222165008/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-envoy-repatriated-yemen-dies-covid-19-2021-12-21/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Iran Man In Yemen Suspected To Be IRGC General With $15 Million US Reward|url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/20211222004806|access-date=2021-12-23|website=Iran International|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223042042/https://www.iranintl.com/en/20211222004806|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of fugitives from justice who disappeared]]
*[[List of assassinations by the United States]]
*[[U.S. kill or capture strategy in Iraq|USA kill or capture strategy in Iraq]]
*[[Assassination of Qasem Soleimani]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 30 October 2024

Abdolreza Shahlaei
Nickname(s)Hajj Yusef[1]
Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh[1]
Bornc. 1957 (age 67–68)[1]
Imperial State of Iran[2]
AllegianceIran
Service / branchIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Years of service1980–present
RankBrigadier general[3]
UnitQuds Force
Battles / warsYemeni Civil War

Abdolreza Shahlaei (Persian: عبدالرضا شهلایی) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander of the Yemen division of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Designation as a terrorist by the US

[edit]

Shahlaei is classified by the US government as a terrorist for his funding of terror groups and his links to attacks on US troops in Iraq, including a 2007 raid that killed five US soldiers in Karbala.[4] Other alleged attacks led by Shahlaei include a failed assassination attempt on the Saudi ambassador in Washington DC, Adel Al-Jubeir.[1] As such, the US State Department has put a US$15 million bounty on Shahlaei, through the Rewards for Justice Program, for information leading to his whereabouts.[2][5]

2020 assassination attempt by the US

[edit]

On the night of 3 January 2020, the US military attempted to assassinate Shahlaei via drone strike in conjunction with the assassination of the head of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani in the Baghdad International Airport airstrike. The drone strike in Sana'a, where Shahlaei was based, failed to kill him but did lead to the death of lower-ranked IRGC member Mostafa Mohammad Mirzaei. This is the first combat death the Quds Force has acknowledged in Yemen.[6]

On 10 January, the US State Department admitted to the attempted assassination of Shahlaei but did not announce it on the same date as the Soleimani assassination because the Shahlaei assassination was unsuccessful. This led to speculation the 3 January drone strikes were wider decapitation hits aimed at taking out the Quds Force leadership.[7][8]

Death rumor

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An Islamic Republic News Agency report initially called COVID-19 victim Hasan Irlu a repatriated Qods Corps officer and Iranian envoy to Yemen, Shahlaei.[9][10]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Treasury Sanctions Five Individuals Tied to Iranian Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States", United States Department of the Treasury, 22 November 2019, archived from the original on 23 December 2021, retrieved 22 November 2019
  2. ^ a b "Abdul Reza Shahla'i". Rewards for Justice. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ Seliktar, Ofira; Rezaei, Farhad (2019), Iran, Revolution, and Proxy Wars, Springer Nature, p. 212, ISBN 9783030294182
  4. ^ "US offering $15 million for info on Iranian planner of 2007 Karbala attack that killed 5 US troops". Military Times. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. ^ "US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  6. ^ Emmons, Alex (2020-01-10). "U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani's Assassination Killed the Wrong Man". The Intercept. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  7. ^ Haltiwanger, John. "Trump tried and failed to kill another top Iranian military leader the same day of the deadly strike on Soleimani, US officials say". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  8. ^ "US tried to kill Iranian commander in Yemen same night as Soleimani strike: Officials". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  9. ^ "Iran says envoy repatriated from Yemen dies of COVID-19". Reuters. 2021-12-21. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  10. ^ "Iran Man In Yemen Suspected To Be IRGC General With $15 Million US Reward". Iran International. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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