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

'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion exercises at Tehran

During the past week, IRGC Mohammad Rasulollah Corps led a two-day “Ala Beit ol-Moghaddas” ("Towards Jerusalem") exercise within Tehran's "five geographical regions."

Left to right:
- Unidentified IRGC Brigadier General 2C, likely in command of assembled 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion exercises
- Commander of Basij, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Naqdi
- Commander of Mohammad Rasulollah Corps, IRGC Brigadier General Mohsen Kazemeini

Iranian leadership inspecting assembled 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion for Greater Tehran region

IRGC training deputy among 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion force members

 

An IRGC military brass band (!)

At another geographic region of Tehran, IRGC second lieutenant among elements of 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion. Exercise reportedly included troop movements, ambushes, exercise-related road building efforts, anti-helicopter operations and passive defense measures

IRGC training deputies among ordered columns of 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion

Iran-Iraq war veteran member of 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion

Demonstration of tripod-mounted DShK type heavy machine gun

Setup of firing position for PKM type general machine gun 

Demonstration of PKM type general machine gun 

Extended column of Basij light infantry participating in 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion exercise

Study of young Basij light infantrymen participating in 'Beit ol-Moghaddas' rapid reaction battalion exercise

Situated armor props include decommissioned Ch'ŏnma-ho I (Ga) variant T-62 tank and ZSU-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun,

IRGC leadership involved in the exercises, including Lieutenant Commander of Basij, Brigadier General Ali Fazli (standing, 2nd from left).

Photo credits:
Milad Alaei, Majid Asgaripour and Azin Haghighi at Fars News Agency
Payam Sani at Mehr News Agency