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Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. | Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), often shortened to Revolutionary Guards, or called by its Persian (Farsi) name Sepah (meaning army) or Pasdaran (meaning guardians), is the largest[1] military organisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The literal Persian (Farsi) translation of the name means "The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution". Qods (Jerusalem) Force is an elite unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) that carries out operations outside of Iran. ...
Basij (also Bassij or Baseej, Persian: ‎), is an Islamic Republic paramilitary force that was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in November of 1979 to provide volunteers for human wave attacks in the Iran-Iraq War. ...
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has its own navy force consisting of 17,000 men and 1,500 ships and fast attack boats. ...
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Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi is the Command in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). ...
Persian (Local names: Ùارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...
Persian (Local names: Ùارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ...
The Sepah-e Pasdaran is separate from, and parallel to, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. They are equipped with their own navy, air force, intelligence, [2]ground troops and special forces. // Introduction The Iranian Army is the national army of Iran and called the Artesh. ...
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The force's main role is in national security, responsible for internal and border security, as well as law enforcement. It is also responsible for Iran's missile forces. The operations of the Sepah-e Pasdaran are geared towards asymmetric warfare and less traditional duties. These include the control of smuggling, control of the Strait of Hormoz, and resistance operations.[3] Despite earlier roots, Iran started its missile development program in earnest during its long and costly war with Iraq. ...
Asymmetric warfare is a term that describes a military situation in which two belligerents of unequal power or capacity of action, interact and take advantage of the strengths and weaknesses of themselves and their enemies. ...
Historical map of the area (1892) Map Of Strait of Hormuz Satellite image The Strait of Hormuz (Arabic: ‎ - Madīq Hurmuz, Persian: ‎ - Tangeh-ye Hormoz) is a narrow, strategically important stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. ...
Following the end of the Iran-Iraq war, some efforts were made to create a joint command between the Army and the Revolutionary Guards, but these have been limited in nature and have not had a dramatic impact. [citation needed] Ultimately, it seems that the two forces will operate separately but focus on different operational roles.[4] Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Abolhassan Banisadr Ali Shamkhani Mostafa Chamran†Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Baseej militia 1,000 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 65 aircraft 720 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 4,500...
The IRGC was formed in May, 1979, as a force loyal to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, but later became a full military force alongside the army in the Iran-Iraq War. It was infamous for its human wave attacks such as during Operation Ramadan, an assault on the city of Basra. For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Mosavi Khomeini ( ) (Persian: Ø±ÙˆØ Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡ موسوی خمینی RÅ«ollÄh MÅ«savÄ« KhomeynÄ« Arabic: Ø±ÙˆØ Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡ الموسوي الخميني) (May 17, 1900[1] – June 3, 1989) was a Shi`i Muslim cleric and marja (religious authority), and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi...
Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Abolhassan Banisadr Ali Shamkhani Mostafa Chamran†Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Baseej militia 1,000 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 65 aircraft 720 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 4,500...
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Location of Basra Basra (Arabic: ‎; BGN: Al Başrah) is the second largest city of Iraq with an estimated population of 2,600,000 (2003). ...
The present Chief Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi who was preceded by Mohsen Rezaee. Iran's current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was a member of the Revolutionary Guards during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war. Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi is the Command in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). ...
Mohsen Rezaee Mirghaed (محسن رضائی), born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirghaed in September 1954, is an Iranian politician, professor, and military commander, currently the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran. ...
(Persian: ‎ ​, IPA: ), transcribed into English as Mahmud or Mahmood, Ahmadinezhad, Ahmadi-Nejad, Ahmadi Nejad, Ahmady Nejad) (born October 28, 1956) is the current president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
Combatants Iran Iraq Commanders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Abolhassan Banisadr Ali Shamkhani Mostafa Chamran†Saddam Hussein Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Baseej militia 1,000 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 65 aircraft 720 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 4,500...
Lebanon and Hezbollah
The group's logo was inspiration for Hezbollah. It has also been claimed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has given many of the Hezbollah resistance fighters military training in their military bases.[5] For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ...
During the Lebanese civil war, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps sent troops to train resistance fighters in response to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon (1982)[6] In Lebanon, political parties had staunch opinions regarding the guards' presence. Some, mainly the Christian militias as the Lebanese Forces declared war on them, and claimed they were invading Lebanese sovereignty. This has also later been linked to the disappearance of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon, with the Lebanese Forces being the main culprits. Lebanese Forces (LF) (Arabic: القوات اللبنانية ) is a Lebanese party and a former militia, which played a major role in the civil war that ravaged Lebanon from 1975 till 1990. ...
Other sides have expressed concern but remained neutral as they saw the guard's presence in Lebanon as another resistance against Israel. This came despite the ongoing fight between the Shiaa Amal militias and the PLO. These sides were mostly Sunni militias, such as the 'Murabitoun', who were allies with the PLO.
The IRGC in Lebanon were later incorporated in the Islamic Resistance, and were known as the Jihad movement. The 'Jihad' claimed responsibly for several attacks against US Marines and French paratroopers. They were later called 'The Islamic Resistance of Lebanon' and were simply known as the military branch of Hezbollah. United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...
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Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!) The organization was highly criticized by the UN for its violations of human rights. It has been noted that they have tortured, killed, and beaten up men and women from the age of 14 to 60. They have also been criticized by the United States for killing almost every mayor of a city in Iran that were in control during the shahs power. Very few Mayors had their lives spared most likely they were mayors of small towns that had very little to do with the shah himself. During the revolution they have been reported of searching almost every house in Iran throwing away satellite dishes and other outer world communication services except for telephones, cell phones and internet access devices. While they were searching the houses the Sepah also checked for any anti-islamic, anti-Khomenei, Nazist, and communist. The people who found these objects were forced to do either military service, pay a 100,000 dollar fine, go to jail, get killed or sent into exile. The only monarchical object that was allowed was the currency of the time. There have been reports that the sepah is behind the dissaperances of hundreds shah supportors, activists, and monarchy party members. The activity has been steadly decreased throught the years but not enough to show the world any decent improvments. This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
References and notes - ^ http://memritv.org/Transcript.asp?P1=1314
- ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/security/international_security/news/jdw/jdw061004_1_n.shtml
- ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jwar/jwar060829_1_n.shtml
- ^ http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/news/jwar/jwar060829_1_n.shtml
- ^ (Baer, R, See No Evil, 2002, Three Rivers Press, page 250)
- ^ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/inside/govt.html#snsc
See also Ancient Iranian Women-Warriors. ...
Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University(BMSU) is a non-civilian medical school in Iran. ...
Hojatoleslam/Ayatollah Ali Movahedi-Kermani is representative of Ali Khamenei in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
External links - Iranian Military Pictures & videos
- Foxes in Iran's Henhouse, a New York Times article about the role of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran's power structure
- link to GlobalSecurity.org
- IRGC navy, air forces to launch wargame in Persian Gulf, Oman Sea
The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...
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