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IRGC membership grew steadily in the first years of operation and during the Iran–Iraq War: by the end of 1979 there were about 10,000 guardsmen; in mid 1980 the number swelled to 25,000 and reached 50,000 by the end of 1981. In 1986 there were 350,000 guardsmen, organized into battalion-level units.
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The provincial commands are under direct control and supervision of the IRGC commander, but the Basij are responsible for planning, supporting them logistically, and inspecting their functions. In turn, IRGC territorial commanders have a direct supervision over local Basij organizations and enjoy of
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Administratively, an Imam Ali battalion aligns with the Basij district. Imam Ali battalions have their training, education, and logistics centrally coordinated through the Imam Ali
Headquarters. Imam Ali battalions in each city have a close relationship with the Iranian police and receive specific
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The main anti-riot units are Imam Ali battalions, consisting of both cadre and full members. Imam Ali battalions are responsible for suppressing internal unrest, maintaining public order and for security patrols in the neighborhoods where they operate. Each Imam Ali battalion has a motorcycle unit
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Guardians of the Islamic Revolution accorded primacy to an internal security role, while at the same time pushing for the export of the Islamic Revolution: in the early days, the IRGC was responsible for both internal and external intelligence and security, which was
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The Imam
Hussein battalions are mixed IRGC-Basij units, with one battalion assigned to each region within a province. Imam Hussein battalions are infantry units used for internal military defence as well as for missions beyond Iranian borders. Imam Hossein Battalions deployed to Syria with IRGC
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Donovan, Nicholas Carl, and Frederick W. Kagan, IRGC Ground Forces military formations are in service as cadre organizations, with officers and NCOs, but without or with few enlisted personnel. These commands and formations may be complemented by Basij's Imam Hussein infantry
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Across their 38 years-long history, the IRGC Ground Forces underwent to several organizational changes. From 2007 until 2015, they were organized in territorial commands in order to ensure defence against ground invasion and decapitation strikes, as well as to counter internal unrest. Alongside
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However, Supreme Leader
Khamanei managed to forge in the early 1990s a solid alliance with the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution; in the late 1990s, during the Mohammad Khatami's presidency, the IRGC provided the conservative faction considerable resources in the usage of force in
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Provincial command also has a cyberspace division responsible for directing pro-government online voices as well as producing cyberspace propaganda in their own boundary. The intelligence department in each provincial command is directly subordinate to the IRGC Intelligence Organization.
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After the war, the
Iranian leadership provided the IRGC new outlets of service. Some, external to the Basij, proposed their demobilization or their merger in the IRGC under the name of Resistance Guard. Instead of demobilizing IRGC and Basij, Iranian leadership maintained and expanded their
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in the general campaign against the political left and ethnic minorities, where the left was strong. In
September 1979, the IRGC were entrusted with providing security detail to Friday congregational prayer leader Ayatollah Montazeri, while failed to resist Iranian students in the
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Provincial commands do not form an independent command of their own, and as such does not have an independent line in Iran's annual state budget. Financing of provincial commands activity comes from both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces and Basij.
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February and December 1979, the IRGC evolved from a loose militia into an armed force; In early days, IRGC units seemed to operate independently and in different capacities in different locations. In March 1979, a national command was established.
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as part of a Rafsanjani's policy aimed at reforming and consolidating the state control over governmental institutions. The IRGC even received a military ranks system. Between 1990 and 1995 the Basij Resistance Force was supported by new Supreme Leader
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In the aftermath of the official establishment of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, there were four factions within it; these factions were included in the Command and Central Councils, with the greatest influence exercised by the
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces have a territorial organization in charge of activities and operations. This organization has multiple layers: multi-provincial regional headquarters, provincial headquarters, commands for each
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Alongside Imam Hussein battalions, each Provincial command establishes at least one Basij Fatehin unit in its own boundary. While being light infantry units, Fatehin units have also been used as anti-riot force multipliers to law enforcement.
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The Guardians of the Islamic Revolution Ground Forces was officially established on 5 May 1979. It was conceived as a popular militia force to monitor the remainders of the Shah's Artesh and defend the Islamic Revolution (such as against
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The Thar-Allah Headquarters is a command directly subordinated to the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is in charge of security for the Tehran area. and doubles as Headquarters with territorial responsibilities.
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In the wake of Iraq invasion of Iran in 1980, Islamic Republican Party (whose forces were led by the IRGC) and leftist organizations harshly confronted each other, resulting in thousands of casualties; the impeachment and removal of
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The IRGC also maintains a structure of infantry and armoured formations. NEZSA also include artillery and engineer units and an airborne brigade. The IRGC Ground Forces have recently announced efforts to form an air assault unit.
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The Headquarters controls several IRGC Ground Forces formations. Its most important units are the 8th Najaf Division, the 14th Imam Hossein Division, the 18th Brigade of Yazd and the 44th Brigade of
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Following this transition, the Ground Forces structure remains focused on brigade levels units, supported by armoured, air support (drone), artillery, intelligence and special forces formations.
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against the Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in equipment allocations. The Basij supplanted the IRGC also in guarding sensitive buildings and installations.
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Around 500 Beit al-Muqaddas (i.e. male-only) battalions are assigned to support Imam Hussein infantry battalions in their military and defence missions in their local area;
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Officially, Thar-Allah's commander is the same as the IRGC commander. The Thar-Allah Headquarters, however, also has a deputy commander in charge of day-to-day operations.
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an increased deployment of IRGC Ground Forces in Syria changed the IRGC itself from a political army, tasked with countering domestic unrest, to an expeditionary force.
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The Provincial Guard was created to take over the IRGC's responsibilities on the provincial level against any and all threats as well as to enforce and coordinate re-
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processes in Iran through social welfare programmes. Provincial units are composed of the natives of the province in which the IRGC Ground Force members serve.
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since early stages of the Syrian Civil War; while the initial instrument of support was the Qods Force, the IRGC Ground Forces subsequently stepped in.
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Counterintelligence: primarily responsible for protecting the IRGC personnel against both physical and moral threats and identifying foreign espionage;
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Around 500 battalions are mainly trained for relief and rescue missions under the operational command of the Imam Hadi Headquarters.
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carried out in conjunction with the prime minister's office; the alghare’eh, combat units, were involved in fighting enemy groups.
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According to Saeid Golkar, this arrangement should constitute a system directly parallelling the state's administrative system.
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ordered in February 1979 the establishment of such a force, which was established by Mohammad Montazeri itself and Ayatollah
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The Iran–Iraq war caused the IRGC to align closely with the clerical rule of the Islamic Republican Party; IRGC commander
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According to Mohsen Rafiqdust, the establishment of and armed force tasked to secure the Revolution was proposed by
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authority and autonomy in order to be enabled to independently take action in case of an immediate crisis arising,
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allowed the Islamic Republican Party to gain control of the defence strategy and to involve deeply the IRGC in it.
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Since September 2012, the IRGC and Basij have established small Basij-only Beit al-Muqaddas battalions (for male
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452:. The 1979 Iranian constitution gave Khomeini the supreme command of all armed forces, including the IRGC.
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This article is about Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. For Ground Forces of Iran's regular military, see
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Office of the Representative of the Supreme Leader: responsible for mobilizing, the IRGC and the Basij.
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Due to the involvement of the IRGC Ground Forces in the Syrian Civil War, according to Ali Alfoneh for
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2365:"The Rise of the Pasdaran Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps"
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territorial commands, the IRGC Ground Forces also have conventional formations.
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The IRGC Ground Forces have several elite units that form one single unit at a
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In 1989, the IRGC lost its ministry and was merged with the Artesh in the
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Some IRGC Ground Forces have a readiness preparation higher than others.
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2775:"Trusted IRGC General Appointed Commander Of Key Base In Iran's capital"
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Donovan, Marie; Carl, Nicholas; Kagan, Frederick W. (January 2020).
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The Gulf Military Balance The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions
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The Islamic Republic of Iran has been involved in active support to
2563:"Iran's Revolutionary Guards Transform into an Expeditionary Force"
2851:"A New Appointment At IRGC May Signal Concern Over Unrest In Iran"
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Cordesman, Anthony H.; Bryan, Gold; Garrett, Berntsen (2014).
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2722:Golkar, Saeid (28 June 2020).
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1896:Sepah-e Ghamar Bani Hashem
1587:Hamze-ye Sayyed al-Shohada
1569:Hamze-ye Sayyed al-Shohada
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2195:List of armies by country
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1768:Sepah-e Ghaem al-Muhammad
1749:Sepah-e Ali bin Abu Taleb
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2754:The Washington Institute
2694:"The IRGC Ground Forces"
2180:Defense industry of Iran
1946:Razavi Khorasan Province
1672:Sepah-e Amir al-Mouminin
1654:Sepah-e Ansar al-Hossein
1613:East Azerbaijan Province
1577:West Azerbaijan Province
1409:Hazrat Seyyed-al-Shohada
1357:East Azerbaijan Province
1221:Razavi Khorasan Province
1161:West Azerbaijan Province
1039:Territorial organization
883:Operational organization
472:Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
3497:Imam Hossein University
3437:Sistan and Baluchestan
2609:www.criticalthreats.org
2046:Madineh-ye al-Munavareh
2028:Madineh-ye al-Munavareh
2010:Madineh-ye al-Munavareh
1982:South Khorasan Province
1964:North Khorasan Province
1827:Mohammad Hossein Babaei
1325:Madineh-ye al-Munavareh
1232:(ISKP) in Afghanistan.
1217:South Khorasan Province
1213:North Khorasan Province
1157:Hamze Seyyed-al-Shohada
1065:Thar-Allah Headquarters
1059:Thar-Allah Headquarters
288:Baqiyatallah University
284:Imam Hossein University
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3172:17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb
2655:Golkar, Saeid (2020).
2498:Golkar, Saeid (2015).
1914:Sepah-e Saheb al-Zaman
1636:Sepah-e Ansar al-Mahdi
1599:Sepah-e Hazrat-e Abbas
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1369:Mohammad Taghi Osanlou
1169:Mohammad Taghi Osanlou
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928:Divisions and Brigades
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3785:Jihad of Construction
3469:Intelligence Agencies
3399:Muhammad Rasoul-Allah
2984:at Wikimedia Commons
2872:McInnis, J. Matthew.
2728:The National Interest
1986:Sepah-e Ansar al-Reza
1968:Sepah-e Javad al-Aeme
1789:Mohammad Abdollahpour
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757:Zahedi, Mohammad Reza
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399:Hussein Ali Montazeri
250:Intelligence agencies
185:Islamic Revolutionary
165:Flag of armored units
3729:Revolutionary Guards
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1730:Sepah-e Saheb al-Amr
1286:110th Salman brigade
1253:Mohammad Nazar Azimi
807:Mohammad Jafar Asadi
763:Mohammad Reza Zahedi
670:Jafari, Mohammad Ali
3084:Mohammad Ali Jafari
2079:Amanollah Garshasbi
2040:Sepah-e Imam Sadjad
1899:Ali Mohammad Akbari
1842:Sepah-e Vali-ye Asr
1818:Mazandaran Province
1686:Kermanshah Province
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1249:Kermanshah Province
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676:Mohammad Ali Jafari
588:Safavi, Yahya Rahim
507:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
461:Abolhassan Banisadr
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3561:Cooperation Bonyad
3535:Tasnim News Agency
3431:Qaim Aale-Muhammad
3079:Yahya Rahim Safavi
2954:on 4 December 2020
2135:Mohammadreza Yazdi
2036:Hormozgan Province
2004:Sepah-e Imam Sadeq
1971:Aboulghasem Chaman
1845:Hassan Shahvarpour
1838:Khuzestan Province
1807:Ali Malek Shahkoui
1733:Mohammad Shahrokhi
1639:Jahanbakhsh Karami
1557:Kurdistan Province
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3064:Abbas Agha-Zamani
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2948:www.sepahnews.com
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1421:Javad Esteki
1385:Qom Province
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3287:Imam Sajjad
3187:31st Ashura
3029:Joint Staff
2829:Radio Farda
2543:25 December
2162:Iran portal
2126:Tehran city
2007:Ali Razmjou
1989:Ali Ghasemi
960:level, the
864:14–15 years
812:(born 1958)
768:(1960–2024)
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681:(born 1957)
597:(born 1952)
560:Left office
557:Took office
511:Middle East
356:), are the
216:Joint Staff
187:Guard Corps
140:Brig. Gen.
116:Engagements
3962:Categories
3752:Quds Force
3373:Losrestan
3341:Kurdistan
3325:Khuzestan
3319:Nabi Akram
3285:Hormozgan
3239:Imam Sadiq
3129:Quds Force
3056:Commanders
2958:12 October
2201:References
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1314:Mazandaran
1063:See also:
539:Commanders
278:Facilities
240:Quds Force
212:Commanders
130:Commanders
92:Land force
62:1985-09-17
3882:Committee
3872:Shahrbani
3714:Air Force
3576:Imensazan
3490:Academies
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3359:Imam Reza
3269:Golestan
2857:9 October
2733:9 October
2242:219624897
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1125:Sar-Allah
1116:Commander
1113:Provinces
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1090:Gharargah
1008:Mohajer-2
911:Toophan 5
860:Incumbent
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647:2–3 years
607:3–4 years
554:Commander
551:Portrait
515:Venezuela
458:President
396:Ayatollah
394:, son of
266:Personnel
137:commander
3945:Category
3688:Military
3391:Ruhollah
3389:Markazi
3327:Valieasr
3311:Sarallah
3301:Isfahan
3277:Hamedan
3237:Bushehr
3213:Ardabil
3041:Ministry
2897:IranWire
2853:. RFE/RL
2698:IranWire
2537:BBC News
2258:Archived
2148:See also
2138:Sarallah
2118:Sarallah
2100:Sarallah
1538:Province
1284:and the
968:centre.
535:centre.
425:Komitehs
148:Insignia
3864:Defunct
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