IRAN: BASIJ FORCES TO BE ARMED.(in Khorasan Province)(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: September 11, 2000 | Copyright information

General Gervehi, deputy commander in charge of coordination of Basij Mobilization Forces in Khorasan Province, said on 7 September that all active Basij members serving at Basij bases in Iran are to be armed "on a gradual basis." The Basijis will be trained in the use of their weapons, he added. There are three possible explanations for this statement. Gervehi's statement may reflect efforts to improve security in the border provinces and Khorasan specifically. There was a recent h...

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