Basij: An Iranian Paramilitary Force Serving the Regime

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Iran Basij milicia Paramilitary Force

The Basij is an Iranian paramilitary force created in 1980, shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It was initially conceived as a popular volunteer force tasked with defending the Revolution and the nascent regime. Rapidly integrated into the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Basij played a major role during the Iran-Iraq War ...