Sepah
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Sepah is the common Persian abbreviation for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, an influential military and political force in the country.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ political actor ⓘ |
| abbreviationLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IRGC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pasdaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfOperatingCountry | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls | Basij paramilitary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
economic activities
ⓘ
intelligence activities ⓘ regional proxy operations ⓘ |
| foundingEvent | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose | defend the Islamic Revolution ⓘ |
| fullName | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Basij
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IRGC Aerospace Force NERFINISHED ⓘ IRGC Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ IRGC Intelligence Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ IRGC Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Quds Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryCapability |
asymmetric warfare
ⓘ
ballistic missiles ⓘ unconventional warfare ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
ⓘ
Velayat-e Faqih NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| influences |
Iranian economy
ⓘ
Iranian foreign policy ⓘ Iranian politics ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official branch of Iran’s armed forces ⓘ |
| loyalty | Supreme Leader of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| partOf | Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
external operations
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ political influence ⓘ protect Islamic Republic system ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| scriptOfNativeName | Arabic script ⓘ |
| shortNativeName | سپاه NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAbbreviation | common short form in Persian ⓘ |
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