On 10 April 2017, reports emerged that two gunman with unclear organizational affiliation had assassinated Ruhollah A’ali, a battalion commander in the 110th brigade. The two gunman were reportedly killed by Basij fighters in the ensuing combat. While the identity of the perpetrators was not disclosed, the Islamic State had released a video threatening Iranian forces only days prior, leading some to speculate that they were responsible for the attack.[10]
April 2022
On 23 April 2022, the Qods sector headquarters announced that 4 gunmen had ambushed the car of 110th brigade commander Hossein Almasi at a military checkpoint near Zahedan, killing one of his bodyguards named Mahmoud Absalan but failing to assassinate the commander.[11][12][13] While blame for the assassination attempt was not officially put on any party, some held the Mossad responsible for the attack, connecting it to the Iranian Police's claimed arrest of 3 spies working for the Mossad 3 days prior.[5]
^"2019 Iran Military Power Report"(PDF). Defense Intelligence Agency. August 2019. Archived(PDF) from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-07-09. The IRGCGF maintains several SOF units— called Saberin ("patient ones"). These include the 110th Salman Farsi Commando Brigade, the 33rd "Al Mahdi" Airborne Special Forces Brigade, and the elite Saberin Special Forces Brigade (or Saberin Special Unit).
^"اولین سالگرد شهدای مدافع حرم تیپ 110 سلمان فارسی" [The first anniversary of the martyrs who defended the shrine of the 110th brigade of Salman Farsi]. Defapress (in Persian). 17 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
