Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی or Sepâh for short) is a military branch of the Iranian government Armed Forces. It was founded after the Iranian Revolution on 22 April 1979[1] by order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.[2]
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Media
IRGC's naval special forces, S.N.S.F.
References
- ↑ staff, writer. "How was IRGC founded?". Tasnim news Agency. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ↑ IISS Military Balance 2006, Routledge for the IISS, London, 2006, p. 187