14th Imam Hossein Division explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: سلیمانی . وحید . شهيد احمد کاظمي، دٌر غلطان سپاه . www.tabnak.ir . 26 July 2019 . Persian.
  2. Web site: معرفي و نحوه تشکيل لشکر 14 امام حسين (عليه السلام) . Lashkar14.ir . 2016-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118091158/http://www.lashkar14.ir/Page-7 . 2016-11-18 . dead .