The handover of Mohsen Hojaji's body is part of the agreement called “Jorud” brokered by Hezbollah to clear Isis fighters from an area along the Lebanon-Syria border.
Martyr Hojaji, a holy shrine defender, was taken hostage by the Isis Takfiri group near the Iraqi border on August 7 and was beheaded two days later.
The shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, a sister of Imam Hossein (AS), the third Shiite Imam, is located in Damascus, Syria. Iranian military advisers have played a decisive role in the protection of the holy shrine against terrorist attacks.
In the meantime, Iran has remained a close ally of Syria and supports its legitimate government in the face of foreign-backed militancy.