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IRGC holds military drills in west Iran

Xinhua, January 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

The ground forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) started military exercises in western Iran on Monday, Tasnim news agency reported.

The military drills, code-named Imam Ali, will last four days, with improvement of IRGC's military capabilities and development of new methods of warfare as the main objectives, said Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the ground forces commander of IRGC.

Enhancement of the intelligence and operational preparedness of the IRGC units is another goal of the war game, Pakpour was quoted as saying.

The IRGC ground forces are developing the fleet of helicopters and boosting airborne bases across the country, he told Tasnim.

Also on Monday, Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, urged the army's ground forces to boost preparedness constantly and keep pace with new military technologies.

"The army ground forces need to be fully prepared, increase its defensive capabilities and power and get ready for battle and defending the Islamic country's borders by (matching itself with) new developments in the military sphere," Baqeri said. Endit