14th Imam Hossein Division ( fa, لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)) is a
division of the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
It was first officially organized as the 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade during
Iran–Iraq War, just before
Operation Tariq al-Qods
Operation Tariq al-Qods ( fa, عملیات طریق القدس, meaning "Path to Jerusalem, Qods") was a military operation launched by Iran during the Iran–Iraq War to free Bostan, Iran, Bostan in the Khuzestan province, Khuzestan province. It ...
. Its units had participated in various clashes after the
1979 Revolution
The Iranian Revolution ( fa, انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân, ), also known as the Islamic Revolution ( fa, انقلاب اسلامی, Enqelâb-e Eslâmī), was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynas ...
, 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
Mohsen Rezaee ( fa, محسن رضایی, born Sabzevar Rezaee Mirgha'ed ( fa, سبزوار رضایی میرقائد) on 1 September 1954) is an Iranian Iranian Principlists, conservative politician affiliated with the Resistance Front of Islamic ...
says:
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