Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces | |
|---|---|
| نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی | |
| Founded | Actual: 1980 Official: 17 September 1985 |
| Country | Iran |
| Branch | Land force |
| Size | ≈150,000 (2020) |
| Part of | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Engagements | Iran–Iraq War Syrian Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brig. Gen. Mohammad Karami |
| Insignia | |
| Flag | |
| Flag of armored units | |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
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| Command |
|
Supreme Leader Commanders Joint Staff |
| Military branches |
|
Ground Forces Aerospace Force Navy Quds Force Basij |
| Intelligence agencies |
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Intelligence Organization Intelligence Protection Organization |
| Personnel |
| Ranks insignia |
| Facilities |
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Imam Hossein University Baqiyatallah University University of Command and Staff Amir Al-Momenin University |
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces (Persian: نیروی زمینی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), acronymed NEZSA (Persian: نزسا), are the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC Ground Forces are more geared towards internal disorder than the regular Iranian Army. However, in recent years, the IRGC Ground Forces and by extension the entire IRGC, have transitioned to becoming an expeditionary force, capable of projecting power abroad, through conventional military operations or via proxies and unconventional warfare. There are at least around 150,000 IRGC Ground Force troops.
Following this transition, the Ground Forces structure remains focused on brigade levels units, supported by armoured, air support (drone), artillery, intelligence and special forces formations.