On May 7, Iran`s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced 13 of its military advisers had been killed and 21 others wounded in Syria.
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad suffered heavy losses as insurgents seized Khan Touman Village in southern Aleppo on May 6.
Iranian officials have constantly said that the IRGC provides the Syrian army with advisory support in fight against the terrorist groups.
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