Iranian Revolutionary Guard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iranian_Revolutionary_Guard
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IRGC
gptkbp:allegiance Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:budget classified
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hossein_Salami
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:designatedAsTerroristBy gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1979
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Ruhollah_Khomeini
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tehran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iranian Revolutionary Guard
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Yemeni_Civil_War
Iraqi insurgency
gptkbp:motto Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:سپاه_پاسداران_انقلاب_اسلامی
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Qasem_Soleimani
gptkb:Hossein_Salami
gptkb:Mohammad_Ali_Jafari
gptkb:Mohsen_Rezaee
gptkbp:notableEvent arrest of US sailors (2016)
attack on US bases in Iraq (2020)
capture of British tanker (2019)
downing of US drone (2019)
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Iranian_Army
gptkb:Basij
gptkb:Ministry_of_Intelligence_(Iran)
gptkb:Quds_Force
Islamic Republic of Iran Police
gptkbp:role gptkb:artificial_intelligence
internal security
economic activities
external operations
protect Islamic system
gptkbp:size estimated 125,000 personnel
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Ground_Forces
gptkb:Basij
gptkb:Aerospace_Force
gptkb:Quds_Force
gptkbp:symbol IRGC emblem
gptkbp:type gptkb:military
paramilitary
gptkbp:website https://www.sepahnews.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:IRG
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7