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Quds Force

Iranian organization
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Also known as: Jerusalem Force, Qods Force
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Qods Force
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Jerusalem Force
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c. 1979 - present
Related People:
Qassem Soleimani
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From VOA Persian: Senior Quds Force commander killed in Syria • Nov. 29, 2024, 4:12 AM ET (Voice of America)

Quds Force, elite clandestine wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), responsible primarily for its foreign operations. Organized shortly after the Iranian Revolution (1978–79), its activities have centered on organizing, supporting, and at times leading local forces abroad in ways favorable to the interests of the IRGC and Iran’s clerical establishment. The contingent’s first activity as a distinct unit came in 1982, when it became involved in the Lebanese Civil War after Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. It aided in the organization of Hezbollah, a predominantly Shiʿi militia founded that same year to repel the Israeli invasion, and remained a ...(100 of 338 words)

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