Abdolrasoul Zarrin (in Persian: عبدالرسول زرین; 1941–1984) was an Iranian sniper during the Iran–Iraq War. Iranian sources claim he had a total of 740 confirmed kills during the war, with 2,000 shots that hit the enemy.[1][2][3][4][5][better source needed]
Abdolrasoul Zarrin | |
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 Zarrin in the war with his Dragunov sniper rifle | |
| Native name | عبدالرسول زرین |
| Born | 1941 Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Imperial State of Iran, doshman ziari, gha'ah gol |
| Died | 1 March 1984 (aged 42–43) Khuzestan Province, Iran |
| Allegiance |  Iran |
| Years of service | 1979–1984 |
| Rank | Brevet |
| Battles / wars | |
| Children | 7 |
According to Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi, his friend and intelligence commander of the Younis Diver Battalion, Mousavi asked Zarrin six or seven months before Zarrin's death how many Iraqi soldiers he shot; after initial reluctance to reveal the number, Zarrin said more than 2,000 Iraqi soldiers are recorded in his notebook, with 740 of them being confirmed kills.[6] Jamejam newspaper agreed on this number.[7]
According to Iranian News Agency, he was one of the best snipers in the world.[5][8][9][3]
Early life
editAbdolrasoul Zarrin was born in 1941 in the village of Qaleh Gol, near Dehdasht. At the age of 4, he lost his father, and at the age of 6, he lost his mother and was placed under the care of his uncle.
As a teenager, he was able to find his paternal relatives in Isfahan and settle down with them for work and life. Zarrin finally managed to set up a clothing store near the Baba Ali Asgar Mosque in Isfahan and start a family. He had seven children.[5]
Death
editZarrin was killed in action on 1 March 1984, during the second phase of Operation Kheibar.[10]
Legacy
editHossein Kharrazi called him a one-man battalion, and the Iraqis called him Khomeini's hunter.[10]
He was awarded the honorary rank of brevet after his death.[4]
In popular culture
editA film based on his life has been produced by the Fatah Narrative Cultural Foundation with the original name Hunter's prey (which was later changed to Sniper), produced by Ebrahim Asghari and directed by Ali Ghaffari, in which Kambiz Dirbaz plays the main role.[11][12]
The film entered the Simorgh Soda section of the 39th Fajr Film Festival, and Crystal Simorgh received the "Best Film from National Perspective".[13]
References
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- ^ "خبرگزاری فارس | بهترین تک‌تیرانداز دنیا که بود؟/ رزمنده‌ای که شهید خرازی به او لقب گردان تک‌نفره داده بود". www.farsnews.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "گردان تک نفره لقب کدام شهید بود؟". روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b YJC, Reporters Club News Agency (2019). "Familiarity with the world's top sniper; From battle to martyrdom". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b "سردار شهید عبدالرسول زرین/ روایتی مصور از گردان تک نفره". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b c IRIB NEWS AGENCY (2020). "The best sniper in the world". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Single Army; A sniper who shot 2,000 Ba'athists". Tasnim News Agency | Tasnim (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Magiran | روزنامه جام جم (1400/07/04): گردان واقعا تک نفره". www.magiran.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Who was the best sniper in the world?". Khabar Online (in Persian). 2020-09-23. Archived from the original on 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ ""تک تیرانداز" روایتی از یک گردان تک نفره + تیزر". ILNA News Agency (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b "رادیوی عراق اعلام کرد "شکارچی خمینی" را زدیم/ اسطوره‌های "گمنام"دوران دفاع مقدس را چقدر می‌شناسیم؟". defapress.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "عکس | کامبیز دیرباز در نقش شهید زرین؛ برترین تک‌تیرانداز تاریخ معاصر - همشهری آنلاین". www.hamshahrionline.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ ""شکار شکارچی" به "تک تیرانداز" تغییر نام داد". snn.ir. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ ""یَدو» بهترین فیلم "فجر ۳۹" شد/ سیمرغ تماشاگران برای «ابلق"". خبرگزاری مهر | اخبار ایران و جهان | Mehr News Agency (in Persian). 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-01.