Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps_(IRGC)
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IRGC
gptkb:Sepah
gptkbp:allegiance Supreme Leader of Iran
gptkbp:budget classified
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Hossein_Salami
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:designation terrorist organization by Bahrain
terrorist organization by Saudi Arabia
terrorist organization by United States
terrorist organization by Israel
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Iranian_Army_(Artesh)
gptkbp:founded 1979
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Ruhollah_Khomeini
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tehran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Yemeni_Civil_War
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Protectors_of_the_Islamic_Revolution
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:سپاه_پاسداران_انقلاب_اسلامی
gptkbp:not_designated_as_terrorist gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Ali_Jafari
gptkb:Qasem_Soleimani
gptkb:Mohammad_Ali_Jafari
gptkb:Mohsen_Rezaee
gptkb:Yahya_Rahim_Safavi
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Beit_ol-Moqaddas
gptkb:Operation_Dawn
gptkb:Operation_Fath-ol-Mobin
gptkb:Operation_Karbala
gptkb:Operation_Valfajr
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran
gptkbp:role counterintelligence
internal security
economic activities
external operations
protection of the Islamic system
gptkbp:size estimated 125,000 personnel
gptkbp:subunit gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Ground_Forces
gptkb:Basij
gptkb:Aerospace_Force
gptkb:Quds_Force
gptkbp:supports gptkb:Hamas
gptkb:Hezbollah
gptkb:Syrian_government
gptkb:Houthis
gptkbp:symbol IRGC emblem
gptkbp:website https://www.sepahnews.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kata'ib_Hezbollah
gptkb:Flight_752_shot_down_in_2020
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6