Basij

Iranian paramilitary volunteer militia

Basij
The Basij (Persian: بسيج, lit. 'Mobilization'), formally Sâzmân-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin (سازمان بسیج مستضعفین, 'Organization for Mobilization of the Oppressed'), is a paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and one of its five branches. An individual member is called basiji in the Persian language. As of July 2019, Gholamreza Soleimani is the commander of the Basij. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basij

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