14th Imam Hossein Division
14th Imam Hossein Division (Persian: لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
14th Imam Hossein Brigade | |
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لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع) | |
Country | Islamic Republic of Iran |
Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Garrison/HQ | Isfahan |
Nickname(s) | "Imam Hossein" (امام حسین (ع)) |
Engagements | Iran–Iraq War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Hossein Kharrazi Hujjat-ul-Islam Mostafa Raddanipoor |
It was first officially organized as the 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade during Iran–Iraq War, just before Operation Tariq al-Qods. Its units had participated in various clashes after the 1979 Revolution, and its fighters were mostly from the Isfahan province. It was later expanded into a division. It participated in various key operations of the Iran-Iraq war.
Describing the IRGC units during the Iran-Iraq war, then-commander-in-chief of IRGC Mohsen Rezaei says:[1]
We had four divisions that, anywhere they went, no [Iraqi] military force was able to resist against them. Haj Hemmat and [his] 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division, Hossein Kharrazi and [his] 14th Imam Hossein Division, Mehdi Bakeri and [his] 31st Ashura Division, Ahmad Kazemi and [his] 8th Najaf Division—which whenever they entered, it resulted in success without exception.
References
- سلیمانی, وحید. "شهيد احمد کاظمي، دٌر غلطان سپاه". www.tabnak.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "معرفي و نحوه تشکيل لشکر 14 امام حسين (عليه السلام)". Lashkar14.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.