Mohsen Gheytaslou

{{Short description|Iranian military personnel}}

{{Infobox military person

| name = Mohsen Gheytaslou

| birth_date = 1990

| birth_place = Pakdasht County, Iran{{cite news | url=http://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1395/01/24/1045990/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-4-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3 | title=The details about killing of four Iranian commandos in Syria. | work=Tasnim News Agency | date=12 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|04|11|1990|1|1}}

| death_place = Syria

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| allegiance = {{flag|Iran}}

| branch = 20px Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army

| serviceyears = ?–2016

| rank = 20px Second lieutenant

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| unit = 65th NOHED Brigade

| battles = Syrian Civil War {{KIA}}

}}

Mohsen Gheytaslou ({{langx|fa|محسن قیطاسلو}}; 1990 - April 11, 2016) was an Iranian Takavar and the first member of the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade to be killed in the Syrian Civil War.{{cite news | url=http://en.trend.az/iran/politics/2518109.html | title=Iranian army loses its first commando in Syria | work=Trend News Agency | date=11 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016 | author=Niayesh, Umid}}{{cite news | url=http://iranianuk.com/20160411100047019/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF | title=The first Iranian commandos killed in Syria. | work=iranianuk.com | date=11 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/04/160411_l12_iran_syria_army_special_forces_killed | title=Four Iranian commandos were killed in Syria. | work=BBC Persian | date=12 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/300516/Iranian-army-loses-its-first-commando-in-Syria | title=Iranian army loses its first commando in Syria | work=Tehran Times | date=11 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/4-iranian-commandos-reportedly-killed-in-syria-fighting/ | title=4 Iranian commandos reportedly killed in Syria fighting | work=The Times of Israel Staff | date=12 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}} He was deployed to Syria in an advisory capacity{{cite news | url=http://en.abna24.com/service/iran/archive/2016/04/12/746720/story.html | title=Four Iranian Special Forces martyred in Syria / Photos | work=ABNA News Agency | date=12 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}} and to protect holy shrines in the Syria. Ghitaslou was killed on 11 April 2016 in Syria.{{cite news | url=http://fa.rfi.fr/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B4%D8%AF-20160411/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86 | title=The first Iranian commandos killed in Syria. | work=fa.rfi.fr | date=11 April 2016 | accessdate=12 April 2016}}