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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps facts for kids

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: Sepâh-e Pâsdârân-e Enghelâb-e Eslâmi, lit. 'Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution' or Sepâh for short) is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was founded after the Iranian Revolution on 22 April 1979 by order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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  • IRGC naval execise-2015 (11)

    IRGC's naval special forces, S.N.S.F.

  • Parade of IRGC tank transporters

    IRGC tank in 2012 military parade in Tehran

  • Sejil 2 and qiam at tehran exhibition 2012

    Qiam (left) and Sejjil 2 (right) ballistic missiles in a 2012 exhibition

  • IRGC naval execise-2015 (4)

    One of the various types of fast attack craft used by the IRGC

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cuerpos de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica para niños

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