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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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IRGC Holds Major Drills, Debuts ‘Offensive’ Component
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IRGC Holds Major Drills, Debuts ‘Offensive’ Component

Thursday 27 December 2018
Pakpour said the drills take place on a strategic and defensive level proportionate to the enemies’ potential threats. For the first time, the drills incorporate an offensive operation in the Islamic Republic’s defensive doctrine, he said during a press conference on the southern Irania ...
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UNSC condemns Terror Attack on Iranian Forces as ‘Heinous, Cowardly’
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UNSC condemns Terror Attack on Iranian Forces as ‘Heinous, Cowardly’

Friday 15 February 2019 ،
Pakpour condemned the “cowardly” crime, saying that it was committed by Takfiri terrorists upon their masters’ order. “There is no doubt that the comrades of these martyrs … at the IRGC Ground Force will take a hard revenge from the perpetrators and sponsors of this i ...
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Freed Iran Border Guards Arrive Home after Captivity in Pakistan
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Freed Iran Border Guards Arrive Home after Captivity in Pakistan

Saturday 23 March 2019 ،
Pakpour personally welcomed the soldiers as they touched down in the Iranian capital on Friday. Video footage from the event showed the soldiers stepping off an Antonov 74 transport aircraft as Pakpour greeted them. Twelve Iranian border guards were kidnapped on October 16 by the so-called Jaish u ...
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IRGC Ground Force Kicks off Large-Scale Military Drill Near Azerbaijan Border
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IRGC Ground Force Kicks off Large-Scale Military Drill Near Azerbaijan Border

Monday 17 October 2022 ،
Pakpour, the large-scale war game is aimed at carrying out operations based on an annual routine in order to boost its combat preparedness. The commander said that heliborne parachute operations, night raid operations, helicopter combat operations, and suicide drone operations are to be carrie ...
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IRGC Officer, three Basij Members Killed in Clashes with Terrorists in Southeast Iran
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IRGC Officer, three Basij Members Killed in Clashes with Terrorists in Southeast Iran

Monday 19 December 2022 ،
Pakpour, commander of the IRGC’s Ground Force, said the enemies would commit every crime and carry out whatever move to disrupt security and create chaos in the province. He added that unity among Shia and Sunni clerics would restore peace to the province and thwart enemies’ plots to hi ...
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General: IRGC Safeguarding Iranian Borders
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General: IRGC Safeguarding Iranian Borders

Monday 22 July 2024 ،
Pakpour stated that the IRGC is committed to stabilizing sustainable and multifaceted security in Iran. Given the global security fluctuations and the significance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the enemy has plans to create instability in the region, especially at our borders, he added. The gen ...
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Funeral for IRGC General Martyred in Beirut Takes Place in Tehran
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Funeral for IRGC General Martyred in Beirut Takes Place in Tehran

Tuesday 15 October 2024 ،
Pakpour, Commander of the IRGC Ground Force. The martyr will be laid to rest after the final funeral service in Isfahan on Thursday, October 17. General Nilforooshan, a senior commander of the IRGC Quds Force and an adviser in Lebanon, was declared martyred in an Israeli attack that struck several ...
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IRGC Ground Force Conducts Largest Operational Readiness Drill in Southwest Iran
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IRGC Ground Force Conducts Largest Operational Readiness Drill in Southwest Iran

Tuesday 18 February 2025 ،
Pakpour, the force’s commander, in attendance. This marks the start of the second phase of the Payambar-e-A’zam (The Great Prophet) 19 exercise, following an earlier security-focused drill in Ezgeleh district, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province. This phase aims to implement ad ...
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran
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IRGC Commander: Over 250 Terrorists Eliminated in Southeastern Iran

Saturday 3 May 2025 ،
Pakpour, commander of Iran’s IRGC Ground Forces, shared new details about recent counter-terrorism operations during a memorial for fallen security personnel in Rask, Sistan and Balouchestan. He revealed that 18 foreign terrorists disguised as fuel smugglers were killed in April attacks in Ras ...
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Iran’s Leader Appoints Replacements for Commanders Martyred in Israeli Attacks
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Iran’s Leader Appoints Replacements for Commanders Martyred in Israeli Attacks

Friday 13 June 2025 ،
Pakpour as the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), replacing Major General Hossein Salami. Additionally, Ali Shademani was promoted to brigadier general and appointed to lead Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters, taking over from Major General Gholam Ali Rashid. Th ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.