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Quds Force

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CommanderEsmail Ghaani
Coordinator Deputy CommanderAhmad Sabouri
Founded1980
Headquarters locationTehran, Iran
Branch Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Engagements Iran–Iraq War
Syrian civil war
1982 Lebanon War
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Quds Force


The Quds Force is a unit in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations.

Kidnap alert heightens Iran-Israel shadow war fears

Kidnap alert heightens Iran-Israel shadow war fears
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... " The head of Iran s elite Quds Force - the Revolutionary Guards overseas operations arm - Gen Esmail Qaani, declared that Iran will continue to back any anti-US or anti-Israel movement anywhere after the US, to the shock of much of the world, killed his predecessor Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in January 2020...

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... Colonel Khodai was a senior member of the elite Quds Force, a shadowy external arm of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) that carries out operations abroad...

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... A former intelligence officer for the IRGC Quds Force (its overseas operations arm) has told the BBC foreign agencies have gathered evidence against a number of Iranian ambassadors and IRGC commanders...

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... Currently, only the IRGC s Quds Force - which manages its clandestine operations abroad - is included...

Week in pictures: 4 - 10. January 2020

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... A drone photo shows thousands of Iranians attending the funeral of General Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iran s Quds Force in Tehran...

Qasem Soleimani: Why his killing is good news for jihadists

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...Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who died in a strike killed Qasem Soleimani The Islamic state (IS) group welcomes the fact that the death of the Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the head of the elite Quds Force...

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Skeptics Iranians mourn 'Martyr' Soleimani

Feb 16,2020 9:56 am

State TV has a black Band as a sign of mourning

The death of Qasem Soleimani -dominated Iranian media, The State broadcaster his picture draped with a black Band of mourning and threats brought about by the Supreme leader, to inflict Ayatollah Ali Khamenei serious revenge on the United States .

'Glorious martyrs'

All The State TV channels tribute to the "glorious Martyr" and commander of The Elite Quds Force , who was killed in a US drone strike in the airport of Baghdad.

in order to emphasize that his role in The Wars in Iraq and particularly in Syria, where he came to international prominence for leading Iranian military assistance.

The IRINN rolling news channel, and in the international press and TV broadcasting archive footage of Soleimani, were emphasized his closeness to Ayatollah Khamenei and his leadership in the conflict zones.

TV coverage includes the response of the Iranian diplomats and commentators, of course, all the official line that the United States should expect that retaliation.

A University of Teheran professor warned, again and again, to leave Western civilians, especially Americans, "the Middle East at once". The fact that he added in the English-language Press Tv , the immediacy of The Threat .

He was one of several analysts on a national and international channels, to predict that The Killing "marks the end of the US presence in the region".

'The Best death'

Some officials openly expressed their Grief - Ramezan Sharif, the spokesman for The Revolutionary guard, broke down on live TV, and comforted by a clearly shifted to the reporter.

General Sharif, later, his composure recovered sufficiently to help, the Problem is a threat to Israel, which several Iranian officials accused of coordinating the attack of the drone.

Ramezan Sharif breaks down on live TV

"the joy of The Americans and The Zionists [Israel] will not last long, and it is for the mourning", he said and added that The Revolutionary guard will not be stopped by the death of a human being.

"Take The determination to Take revenge on the usurper Zionists and the criminals will be greater," he said, as The Guards will "open a new Chapter" with a lot of beautiful Soleimani legacy.

The most important news channels in a live event, pointing to a mosque in Gilan Province , where The Preacher , the faithful, assured that "The Best death is martyrdom for God", and that "big men prefer, the martyrdom of death by Natural Causes , cancer, accidents or Old Age ".

As The Day went on, the TV channels aired a high-profile Friday prayers, preachers, focused on the themes of revenge and training Soleimani work,

'I can't stop crying,'

Pro-government Social Media were trending on the basis of the official reply of Grief and vows revenge, using The Persian hashtag, because the message of Soleimani death was confirmed.

The Khabar Fouri telegram channel that bears his name, and the former guards commander Mohsen Rezaie tweeted that Iran would Take "".

The name tag with the inscription 'Qasem Soleimani '

the Leading military reporter Hossein Dalirian tweeted that he "".

'architect of the massacre,'

But also Other Voices that rejoiced on Social Media , the Gen Soleimani's death.

Shahed Alavi, a journalist based abroad, tweeted, "Today I am a Syrian child screaming The Names of all the 500 000 people have died in the Syrian Civil War , and after each name I will say this: The Architect of The bloody suppression ".

moved to report a Further parallel, that the Iranian officials had demanded money for The Return of The Remains of the protesters killed in the November demonstrations against the government.

"I hope you will send free of charge, Iran $ 40 million to The Body , then," he tweeted.

Video tributes try, the warlike and the human aspect of Qasem Soleimani

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Source of news: bbc.com

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