Secrets of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards reveal for the first time .. 200 thousand fighters in 5 countries, notably Iraq and Syria

Iran-Iraq-Presse December Althaana / January -14: General Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari detect the presence of about 200 thousand fighters linked to the Revolutionary Guards present in a number of countries in the region, the most important of Iraq and Syria, firing more light on Iran's involvement in the wars where, while sources of the follow-up to the Iranian file revealed that Iran human losses increased in Syria during the past two months to over 18 per cent of the total loss to Iran in the war.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Ali Jafari, the readiness of some 200 thousand fighters in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding that "changes in the Middle East in recent years positive", as reported by the government agency Mehr.

Jafari said he looked forward to "the promotion of the third generation of the revolution in support of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic in Iran," pointing to "the importance of the presence of Iranian young people in Syria, Iraq, Yemen battles."

Jafari was speaking at the funeral of the leader of the Revolutionary Guards, Hamid Reza lion My God, who was killed at the end of December ceremony (December) in Aleppo.

Jafari words and cast some light on the role played by the Revolutionary Guards in the region. And it works out of Iran's Revolutionary Guards through the outer arm "Qods Force", which is headed by the Corps Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The focus of this Corps is currently in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen, as he was working in Afghanistan and North Africa.

In this context, the Revolutionary Guards are trained armed cells of Arab nationalities against her fingered in terrorist cases from several Arab countries.

And Tim training at Imam Ali camp in the north of Tehran, and the camp of the faithful in Karaj, west of Tehran. And in the camp Mirsad Shiraz, which is one of the most important training centers of foreign fighters.

And the movement of the Middle East from Iranian sources as saying, "The Revolutionary Guards trained in his camps Iraqi militias and terrorist cells belonging to him in the Gulf Cooperation Council and fighters Afghans and Heichana, and each unit subject to the training of ten individuals only, in order to preserve confidentiality and security."

The leadership of the Qods Force operations room and the coordination of intelligence and military activities outside the center of Iran, according to media sources monitors the activity of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

And enjoy the Qods Force commander, Qassem Soleimani, in a great location inside Iran, also has close Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Supreme relations. Accordingly, the Qods Force has the power to carry out any military action outside the borders of Iran without being seen by the Iranian government and other devices.

Khamenei directly supervises the implementation of the operations carried out by the Quds Force in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Yemen, and achieves its policies through military operations or financial support it receives from the Supreme Leader.

The "Unit 400" of the Qods Force in charge of the implementation of hostilities outside the borders of Iran.

For his part, he was assistant commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Hossein Salami, has denied the agency reported Bloomberg about the withdrawal of the Revolutionary Guards forces of Syria.

He said that his country is fixed in its strategy in the region and are in turn forces as required of them in areas where the presence of those forces.

According to media sources, the external presence of the Quds Force, which was established in 1989, comes in accordance with the strategy of the Revolutionary Guards outside the Iranian border.

He is considered one of the five Qods Force arms of the Revolutionary Guards as well as air, land and naval forces and Basij forces, and is active in various fields, and military intelligence.

It also works on the export of revolution, according to the ideology of Wali al-Faqih, is sponsored by armed groups in some Arab countries, also carries out killings and spy on other countries.

And the Qods Force includes about 12,000 of the elite Revolutionary Guards officers, and focuses its activities on the Arab and Islamic countries, and surrounded by his budget confidentially.

At a time when the Iraqi government denies the existence of elements of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq, with the exception of advisers who are giving consult the Iraqi security forces and factions of the popular crowd, like other American advisers, an informed source confirmed for "Middle East", that "about 23 thousand volunteers element, under the supervision of the Revolutionary Guards within five factions belonging to the popular crowd they were trained in several provinces and regions in Iraq, namely the provinces of Wasit, Muthanna and Amara by the Iranians, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard pays their salaries. "

She says expert Iranian affairs, said that the Revolutionary Guards, a parallel institution of the Iranian army, and his leadership of the pillars own, pointing out that the guard was composed of four basic forces, the forces: land, sea and air force and missile Corps Quds, declaring that he has been added a sixth power finally is the "power of deterrence -mail and intelligence and culture. "

Said the expert, who declined to be named for "the Middle East" The Guard associated with the Iranian army-led joint of Staff, headed by Hassan Firouzabadi, who is close to Iranian cleric Ali Khamenei.

He added that the Guard reports directly to Supreme Leader nothing to do with the Iranian government, but pointed to its association with the Ministry of Defence through some administrative matters related to its share of the general budget, pointing out that this share dropped with the arrival of President Hassan Rowhani to be compensated from the "House of Khamenei", any of the Supreme Leader budget. He also pointed out that the Guard is managed by a group task and economic business through the "seal of the prophets Foundation" with each Guard projects through it, explaining that including roads projects and infrastructure projects and oil being franchised institutions Guard, it also has a commercial airline company private He called "Mahan".

With regard to the work of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria, expert says that the Guard is working through military advisers hold the joints of the operating rooms, explaining that the Iranians are volunteers who have come to Syria are from the Guard counter, but they did not come organizational decisions, but they have combat experience and work in the advanced operating rooms, considering that the death of General Hamdani finally during his stay in room advanced operations is proof of that, especially as the man was believed that it would be Soleimani successor in the leadership of the Legion. The expert revealed that the Iranians lost during the years of the Syrian crisis, more than 400 people bound Names with Iranian dissidents.,

Brigadier Ahmed Rahal leader of the Free Syrian Army revealed that the Iranian Guard bull plays a pivotal role in the battles on the Syrian territory. Rahal stressed in a statement the "Middle East", that "the number of officers and members of the Syrian elite Guards in Syria increased after the Russian intervention, but the decline in the leading role, as it is becoming directing military operations on the ground comes from the leadership of the Russian operations."

He pointed out that "the greatest weight to the presence of the Revolutionary Guards in the south of Aleppo and in the vicinity of Damascus and Daraa and Quneitra countryside, as well as the Syrian coast in the countryside of Latakia, where the field takes the lead on the ground."

Said Rahal: "After declining the combat capabilities of the regime's army, began the Revolutionary Guard takes an advanced role in combat operations, and runs a militia groups working under his command, such as Hezbollah and the Lebanese Shi'ite militias, Iraqi and Afghan and other mercenaries who are fighting with him to meet with material reward," pointing that "its involvement in the wider battle was the reason why a lot of the losses incurred and the killing of a large number of his generals and its components."

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman said that the presence of Iranian officers in Syria are currently confined to the southern and eastern rural Aleppo, and in the countryside of Latakia and some areas of Damascus, pointing out that he can talk about the small numbers of Iranian fighters in Syria, most of them Revolutionary Guards and carrying military ranks, not from ordinary elements. Abdul Rahman said, if there is a sharing of roles on the Syrian fronts, holds While Moscow and officers of the Russian countryside Latakia operations room, Tehran holds and the Syrian regime of military operations rooms in other areas.

He added: "For example, the assassination of former Army of Islam commander Zahran Aloush process, has a Russian decision." In the meantime, he has become attendance at the funeral and memorial service of fixed agenda when the leaders of the Revolutionary Guard ceremony. The death toll from the Revolutionary Guards in Syria to 25 in the last two weeks, while Iran says the Qods Force provides counseling in Syria, featuring Afghan fighters know the Corps "Vatmeon" The Brigades "Zanbion".

And declare Revolutionary Guard sites that the fall of hundreds of elements in Syria comes in defense of Iranian national security and the unity of Oradih.anthy (1)

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