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TERRITORIAL MILITIA

Iran has created another militia 2-million strong militia, ostensibly for urban defense. with the Basij militia. The new militia will have 2000 Ashura battalions. Some analysts suspect the real mission is to control urban areas in the face of rising opposition. We are unclear why another organization is needed when the Basij Militia already claims a membership of 12-million.

MISSILE UNITS

IRGC AIR FORCE[1]

HQ Dastvareh AFB on Karaj highway, north of Chitgar Forest Park.

5th “Raad” Missile Brigade (Sajjad Base, Karaj; Shahab 3/4)

7th “Al-Hadid” Missile Brigade Shehab1/2 (Scud B/C) (Almedhi AFB, Karaj)

2 or 3 battalions x 6 launchers, 300+ missiles

“Qaem” Missile Brigade Shahab 3/4

15th “Khordad” Missile Brigade (short-range missiles)

19th “Zulfiqar” Missile Brigade (Nazeat/Zelzal) HQ Sajjad AFB

23rd “Towhid” Missile Brigade (Khorram-Abad) in Western Iran

Artillery rockets

Fajr (MLRS)

Oghab (40-km MLRS)

Short range unguided missiles

Nazeat

Saegeah (80-250 km depending on version)

Fateh (250-km range)

Zelzal (-1 has 150km range; -3 has 400 km range)

We do not know which brigade has the 42 Shaheen 1 and 2 missiles (Pakistan origin).

The CSS-8 is a 150-km SSM version of the Chinese SAM-2. While IISS gives 30 missiles, other sources have given more. In Iran service the missile is called the Tondar; presumably it is with 15th Brigade.

IRGC NAVY

1 x Sunburn SSN-22 Battery (Bandar Abbas)

2 x Silkworm Batteries (Bandar Abbas, Kharg Island)

[1] Assembled from Iranian dissident sources.

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