Sunday, May 11, 2014

Basij 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' exercises at Kurdistan Province

Basij formations assembled during this week's Beit ol-Moghaddas exercises at Kurdistan Province. Iranian media claims a Basij force of 15,000 militiamen activated for the exercise, taking place in ten cities throughout the province.

Assembled officers from IRGC Beit ol-Moghaddas Corps

Banner details on the Beit ol-Moghaddas parade ground at Sanandaj

Participating in exercise: Iran Red Crescent Society Mil Mi-171E, possible serial 6-9513 
(cn 171E00364073505U)

Left to right:
-Unidentified
-Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, Commander of Basij
-Brigadier General 2C Mohammad Hossein Rajabi, Commander of IRGC Beit ol-Moghaddas Corps
-Unidentified Brigadier General 2C, likely provincial NAJA Border Protection Commander
-Unidentified
-Unidentified Brigadier General 2C, likely provincial NAJA Commander

Basij Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi among armed Kurdish-Iranian elders

Display of honor for fallen Kurdish-Iranian soldiers of the Iran-Iraq War

Kurdish hospitality for visiting Basij Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi

Photos: Bakhtiar Samadi at Fars News Agency and M.L. Hoseini Nasab at Mehr News Agency

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