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| Military exercises to be staged in Iranian province Shahr-e-Rey |
| 2012-09-24 |
| The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will hold 15,000-man strong maneuver in Shahr-e-Rey district of Tehran Province for two days from September 27-28, commander said on Sunday. IRGC Commander in charge of the operations, General Nasiri told IRNA that some 70 `Beit-ul-Moqaddas' battalions will take part in the exercise, code-named 'Followers of Supreme Jurisprudent' (Rahrovan-e Velayat). The commander said that the exercises aim to raise combat readiness of the ground forces. He said that the troops will conduct shooting, night war, relief and rescue operations. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Usually it Basij units that are doing urban exercises like this. There are several Basij battalions (about the same size as the units mentioned by Frozen Al) equipped with heavy weapons. The Basij have been brought under more direct control of the IRGC over the past few years. That the Beit-ul-Moqaddas battalions are part of the Quds Force is interesting; the Quds Force generally is responsible for extra-national activities. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-09-24 17:30 |
| #1 Some points: 1) Shar-e-Rey is a district just outside Tehran. it is a largely urban district, so the target seems more domestic than foreign. 2) The Beit-ul-Moqaddas battalions are part of the Quds Force. Apparently each "battalion" has less than 200 men. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2012-09-24 13:34 |