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  2. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmī, lit. 'Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution'), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, [13][14][15][16] is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was ...

  3. Quds Force - Wikipedia

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    The "Lebanon Corps" of the IRGC was established in June 1982 when Iran sent 1,500 Revolutionary Guard commandos to the Syrian-controlled Beqaa Valley of Eastern Lebanon to fight against Israel's invasion. This force was led by IRGC Brigadier-General Hossein Dehghan (later Defense Minister) and was tasked with training members of Hezbollah.

  4. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces - Wikipedia

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    The 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. [12] Each Provincial command is composed of three main branches: [12]

  5. Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...

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    t. e. Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Persian: سازمان اطلاعات سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی) is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination. [1] The Intelligence Organization of the ...

  6. List of commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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    Javad Mansouri was IRGC's "first unofficial commander" [1] and acting during its "early formative phase". [2] Abbas Agha-Zamani, however is considered the "first official operational commander" and was appointed by the Commander-in-Chief. [1] No. Portrait.

  7. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force [3] (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi, acronymed in Persian as NEHSA), is the strategic missile, air, and space force of ...

  8. IRGC University of Command and Staff - Wikipedia

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    t. e. IRGC University of Command and Staff (Persian: دانشگاه فرماندهی و ستاد سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی) is the staff college of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), located in Tehran, Iran. Based on IRGC's military doctrine, the academy focuses on irregular military science on both ...

  9. Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or Revolutionary Guards, has an estimated 190,000 personnel in five branches: Its own Navy, [34] Aerospace Force, and Ground Forces; and the Quds Force (special forces). [1] The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer force controlled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards. Its membership is a matter of controversy.