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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army [9] (Persian: ارتش جمهوری اسلامی ایران), acronymed AJA (Persian: آجا), simply known as the Iranian Army or the Artesh (Persian: ارتش, romanized: Arteš,(Ərtēš)), is the conventional military of Iran and part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. [10]
Iranian Armed Forces are the largest in the Middle East in terms of active troops. [5] Iran's military forces are made up of approximately 610,000 active-duty personnel plus 350,000 reserve and trained personnel that can be mobilized when needed, bringing the country's military manpower to about 960,000 total personnel. [1]
These purges resulted in a drastic decline in the Iranian military's operational capacities. [17] Their regular army (which, in 1978, was considered the world's fifth most powerful) [18] had been badly weakened. A shortage of spare parts for Iran's U.S.-made and British-made equipment began to cripple Iran's military forces.
On 24 November, Ukrainian officials said the military had killed ten Iranians and would target any further Iranian military presence in Ukraine. [110] The Institute for the Study of War assessed that these are likely Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or IRGC-affiliated personnel, as this formation is the primary operator of Iranian drones.
Later that year, Finland replaced the Iranian battalion in charge of UNDOF. [4] The Iran–Iraq War let to abandoning the international peacekeeping missions by Iran, and the UN posted its UNIIMOG forces to monitor the conflict. In 1993, the Iranians reestablished the professional peacekeeping unit and declared that they are ready to be ...
Imam Hussein battalions are infantry units used for internal military defence as well as for missions beyond Iranian borders. [12] Imam Hossein Battalions deployed to Syria with IRGC operational division and brigade cadres. Alongside Imam Hussein battalions, each Provincial command establishes at least one Basij Fatehin unit in its own boundary.
Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi military were dealt a heavy blow when Iranian Air Force vulnerabilities failed to materialize. All Iraqi air bases' near Iran were out of order for weeks and, according to Iran, Iraq's aerial efficiency was reduced by 55%. This allowed Iranians to regroup and prepare for the upcoming Iraqi invasion.
The main role of Havanirooz is aviation support for ground forces. Its military role include assault duties, anti-tank warfare, reconnaissance, liaison, escorting military columns and transportation, special operations, infiltration operations, directing artillery and mortar fire, as a covering force, delivering suppressive fire, illuminating the battlefield, combat search and rescue (CSAR ...