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Special Forces Of Iran
This is a list of special forces units in Iranian Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Armed Forces and Iranian police, police. The name can refer to members of regular units who have successfully completed Commando or Ranger training courses and Marines, marines trained as Frogman, or the hand-selected and highly trained members serving in Special forces, special forces. Terminology ''Niruye vizheh'' (نیروی ویژه), plural ''niruhaye vizheh'' (نیروهای ویژه) is the Persian term for "Special forces, special force". This term is used in the official name for the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade. ''Takavar'' (تکاور), plural ''Takavaran'' (تکاوران), literally meaning "attack-trooper", is the equivalent of "commando". The word "Commando" (کماندو) is also used in Persian. The term "Ranger" (رنجر) is also used in some Army units. ''Tofangdārān-e daryyi'' (تفنگداران دریائی) or ''takavaran-e daryayi'' (تکاوران ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Forces
Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment". Special forces emerged in the early 20th century, with a significant growth in the field during World War II, when "every major army involved in the fighting" created formations devoted to special operations behind enemy lines. Depending on the country, special forces may perform functions including Airborne forces, airborne operations, counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, Covert operations, covert ops, Direct action (military), direct action, Hostage crises, hostage rescue, high-value targets/Manhunt (military), manhunt, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance, intelligence operations, Mobility (military), mobility o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saberin Unit
The Saberin Takavar Brigade (; meaning ''Steadfasts Commando Battalions'') also known as Saberin Unit is an elite Takavar unit in the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It is considered one of the best Takavar units in the Iranian Armed Forces, with decades of military and combat experience both at home and especially in overseas operations in neighboring countries. It is one of the most exclusive units in the IRGC, having at least 6,000 members, all of them volunteers and handpicked from the best and most capable units in the IRGC Ground, Air and Sea forces. Together with the Quds Force operatives and the Sepah Navy Special Force marines, they are considered the elite, top tier unit of the IRGC, and the best soldiers within the Corps. Origin "Saberin" means the patient ones. According to commanders, the unit's name is inspired by a Quran verse: After the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), the IRGC Ground Forces saw the need to establish a special forces unit c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahroud
Shahrud ( , also written as: shahrood , shahroud) is a city in the Central District of Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Archeological excavations in different parts of Shahrud Plain indicate the existence of villages in this area during 7-5 millennium BC. The town was visited by Nasser Khosrow Qubadiani, the Iranian poet of the 12th century, and mentioned by him as the center of the Qomis province. Shahrud is absent from earlier historical sources and become an important town since the 19th century because of its location on the road from Tehran east to Khorasan. It now also is on the railway. A road runs from Shahrud across the Alborz mountains to the Caspian coastal plains in the north; it is accessible throughout winter. Shahrud was renamed Imāmrūd after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and has since reverted to the old name. It is just south of the historical city of Bastam. Demographics Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Takavar Division
58 Zolfaghar Commando Division, Shahroud () is a Takavar (commando) division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Shahroud Shahrud ( , also written as: shahrood , shahroud) is a city in the Central District of Shahrud County, Semnan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Archeological excavations in different parts o ..., Semnan province. The founder and the first commander of the brigade was Yaghoub Aliyari. References Special forces of Iran Takavar Divisions of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Shahrud, Iran {{iran-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parandak, Tehran
Parandak (; also known as Shahrak-e Parandak) is a village in Manjilabad Rural District, in the Central District of Robat Karim County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,613, in 1,088 families. See also * 23rd Takavar Division 23rd Ranger Division () is a Takavar division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Parandak, Tehran province. During the Iran–Iraq War, the division was mainly engaged in fighting on the Northern front including ar ... – based at Parandak garrison References Populated places in Robat Karim County {{RobatKarim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23rd Takavar Division
23rd Ranger Division () is a Takavar division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Parandak, Tehran province. During the Iran–Iraq War, the division was mainly engaged in fighting on the Northern front including around Sardasht, West Azerbaijan in order to prevent Iraqi Army The Iraqi Ground Forces (Arabic: القوات البرية العراقية), also referred to as the Iraqi Army (Arabic: الجيش العراقي), is the ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It was formerly known as the Royal Iraq ... forces from concentrating on the Southern front. References Special forces of Iran Takavar Divisions of Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Robat Karim County {{iran-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Forces Of Islamic Republic Of Iran Army
The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (, ''Niruye Zaminiye Arteše Jomhuriye Eslâmiye Irân''), acronymed NEZAJA (, NEZAJA) are the ground forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. In Iran, it is also called ''Artesh,'' () which is Persian for "army." In 2007, the regular Iranian Army was estimated to have 357,000 personnel (167,000 conscripts and 190,000 professionals) plus around 350,000 reservists for a total of 700,000 soldiers according to the CSIS. It is the 9th largest ground force in the world, the 9th largest armoured force globally and possesses the biggest Army Aviation fleet in the Middle East. Conscripts serve for 21 months and have professional military training. Iran has two parallel land forces with some integration at the command level: the regular ''Artesh'' (Army), and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, also known as the ''Sepâh'' (IRGC). History Antiquity A national army of sorts has existed in Iran since the establishment of the Persi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Green Beret Commandos (1)
Iranian () may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Iran ** Iranian diaspora, Iranians living outside Iran ** Iranian architecture, architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia ** Iranian cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Other uses * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan-ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian languages, a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages * Iranian.com, also known as ''The Iranian'' and ''The Iranian Times'' See also * Persian (other) * Iranians (other) * Languages of Iran * Ethnicities in Iran * Demographics of Iran * Indo-Iranian languages * Irani (other) * List of Iranians This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors. In the news * Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran * Ebrahim Raisi, former president of Iran, former Chief Justice of Iran. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fars News Agency
The Fars News Agency is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one of the three branches of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely described by Western news media to be a "semi-official" news agency of the Government of Iran. The Iran Disinformation Project calls Fars the "Spider Net of Lies and Deception" and the cornerstone of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' disinformation and propaganda campaign. Fars News' disinformation campaign "reaches across Iran's borders, spreading rumors and lies about dissidents, human rights, labor, political activists, and intellectuals." One propaganda technique is to consistently publish interviews with western pundits and analysts such as conspiracy theorist James Fetzer who echo Tehran's propaganda. The Fars News Agency .com domain has been blocked by sanctions applied by the US Treasury since 25 January 2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sepah Navy Special Force
The Special Unit of NEDSA (), also known as Sepah Navy Special Force (S.N.S.F.) (), is a Takavar unit in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy stationed in the Greater Farur Island of the Persian Gulf. Mission set The unit has marines, frogmen and snipers specializing in heliborne, amphibious warfare and naval boarding. SNSF personnel train in combat diving, direct action, counterterrorism, special reconnaissance, underwater demolitions, amphibious assault, hostage rescue, and maritime visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operations. Among the unit’s missions is to protect Iranian commercial vessels, and SNSF personnel have deployed to the Gulf of Aden to assist with Iranian counterpiracy operations. Operations in Gulf of Aden In 2012, the force conducted a 117-days operation in Gulf of Aden to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, which included collaboration with the American forces, such as a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk The Sikorsky UH-60 Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy Of The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; ; officially abbreviated in Persian as NEDSA and also known as the Sepah Navy) is the Navy, naval warfare Military branch, service of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps founded in 1985, and one of the two maritime forces of Iran, parallel to the conventional Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. The IRGC has been designated as a terrorist organization by the governments of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United States. IRGC's Navy has steadily improved its capabilities to support unconventional warfare and defend Iran's offshore facilities, coastlines, and List of islands in the Persian Gulf#Iran, islands in the Persian Gulf. Name The forces are known with their official abbreviation in Persian, "NEDSA". In maritime radio communications, it is addressed as "Sepah Navy". History Iran–Iraq War (1985–1988) On 17 September 1985, Iran's Supreme Leader of Iran, supreme leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashregh News
Mashregh News (, ) is a non-governmental news website based in Tehran, Iran. It has been described as "close to the security and intelligence organizations" but till now there have been no clear documents to prove claims. Mashregh News often breaks stories of international interest. The agency is known for censoring and altering news images. In 2011, when Sarah Shourd was released from an Iranian prison, Mashregh News blurred the areas of her breasts and arms in photos of her. History In 2010, Mashregh News announced the 19-1/2 year prison sentence given to dissident Canadian-Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan. According to Mashregh News, Derakhshan was "convicted of cooperating with enemy states, making propaganda against the Islamic system of government, promoting small anti-revolutionary groups, managing obscene web sites and insulting Islamic sanctities". In January, 2012, Mashregh News broke the story of the six-month prison sentence given to women's rights activist Faezeh Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
