17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division ( fa, لشکر 17 علی ابن ابی طالب) was a
division
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of the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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during the
Iran–Iraq War
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. It covered
Qom,
Zanjan,
Semnan, and
Markazi provinces.
After
Operation Tariq-ol-Qods
Operation Tariq al-Qods ( fa, عملیات طریق القدس, meaning "Path to Qods") was a military operation launched by Iran during the Iran–Iraq War to free Bostan in the Khuzestan province. It was fought from 29 November to 7 December ...
, the 17th Brigade of Qom () was established in the Shush area. Fighters were from
Qom,
Mashhad,
Behbahan
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Etymology
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, and
Shush. Its commander was initially Morteza Saffari, who later became the deputy of Fajr Headquarters and was replaced by Hassan Darvish. In July or August 1982, the brigade was renamed to 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Brigade (). Since then, forces from
Zanjan,
Semnan,
Markazi provinces constituted the bulk of the unit. In the fourth phase of the
Operation Ramadan
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,
Mehdi Zeinoddin
Mahdi Zeinoddin ( fa, مهدی زین الدین; 1959–1984) was an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC during the Iran–Iraq War and he was the commander of the Ali ibn Abi Taleb Brigade, Ali ibn Abi Taleb Di ...
was appointed as the new commander of the brigade. After
Operation Muharram
Operation Muharram (Persian: عملیات محرم) was an Iranian operation which was conducted during the Iran–Iraq War by the command of Hasan Bagheri. It was started on 1 November 1982 at 22:08 o'clock with the code of "La-Hawla wa La-Qowwa ...
and the expansion of IRGC brigades, this unit was expanded to the 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division. The division proved to be capable during the war. It played a major role in the initial successful stages of
Operation Badr. From November 1984 to May 1988, Gholamreza Jaafari was its commander, after whom Mohammad Mirjani commanded the unit for two months. After
Operation Dawn 10, commander of IRGC Ground Forces
Ali Shamkhani
Ali Shamkhani (Persian: , born 29 September 1955) is an Iranian two-star general. He is the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran.
Early life and education
Shamkhani was born on 29 September 1955 in Ahvaz, Khuzestan. His fam ...
separated and expanded the division into 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division and a new
71st Roohollah Division () of Markazi Province.
12th Qaem Brigade of Semnan () and
Saheb-ol-Amr Brigade of Zanjan () were also later separated as new units.
[17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division]
defamoghaddas.ir
Sepah-e Ali bin Abu Taleb
The division was merged with the Basij of
Qom Province to form the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Corps of Qom Province during the rearrangement of the IRGC units in 2008.
See also
*
15th Imam Hassan Brigade
References
External links
لشکر 17 علی بن ابیطالب(ع) در عملیات بدر(in Persian)
Military units and formations of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution
Qom Province
Zanjan Province
Semnan Province
Markazi Province
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