Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Summary

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a paramilitary organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of paramilitary_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,872 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is in the country of Iran^[3].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's instance of is recorded as paramilitary organization^[4].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency^[5].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's instance of is recorded as armed forces^[6].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's instance of is recorded as Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations^[7].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's founder is recorded as Ruhollah Khomeini^[8].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's founder is recorded as Mohsen Sazegara^[9].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's headquarters location is recorded as Tehran^[10].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is part of Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces^[11].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Commons category is recorded as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[12].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comprises Ground Forces of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution^[13].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comprises Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy^[14].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comprises Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[15].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comprises Quds Force^[16].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps comprises Basij^[17].
• May 5, 1979 marks the founding of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[18].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was part of the conflict Iran–Iraq War^[19].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was part of the conflict Lebanese Civil War^[20].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was part of the conflict insurgency in Balochistan^[21].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was part of the conflict Syrian Civil War^[22].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's significant event is recorded as Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus^[23].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's official website is recorded as http://www.sepahnews.com^[24].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[25].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+125000'}^[26].
• Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's political ideology is recorded as Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ruhollah Khomeini^[8] and Mohsen Sazegara^[9]. May 5, 1979 marks the founding of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[18].

Identity

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's official name is recorded as سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی^[28]. It is part of Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces^[11]. Short names include IRGC^[29], КСИР^[30], КВІР^[31], CGRI^[32], پاسداران^[33], and Revolutionsgarde^[34].

Operations

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's headquarters location is recorded as Tehran^[10].

Why It Matters

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ranks in the top 1% of paramilitary_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,872 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

It is credited with the discovery of Reporter Files^[37], a document^[38].

FAQs

What did Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps discover?

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is credited as discoverer of Reporter Files^[37].