Unit Name: | 14th Imam Hossein Brigade |
Native Name: | Persian: لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع) |
Dates: | 1979–present |
Country: | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Branch: | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Type: | Infantry |
Size: | Division |
Garrison: | Isfahan |
Nickname: | "Imam Hossein" (Persian: امام حسین (ع)) |
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Notable Commanders: | Hossein Kharrazi Mostafa Raddanipoor |
14th Imam Hossein Division (Persian: لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
It was first officially organized as the 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade during the Iran–Iraq War, just before Operation Tariq al-Qods. Its units had participated in various rebellions in Iran after the 1979 Revolution, and the soldiers of the division were predominantly from the Isfahan Province. It was later expanded into a division. It participated in various key operations and battles in the Iran-Iraq war.
Describing the IRGC units during the Iran-Iraq war, then-commander-in-chief of IRGC Mohsen Rezaei says:[1]