Saberin Unit
Appearance
Saberin Takavar Battalions | |
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گردان تکاور صابرين | |
![]() Saberin shoulder sleeve insignia | |
Active | 2000–present[1] |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | Supreme Leader of Iran |
Branch | Ground Force |
Type | Takavar |
Role | Special operations |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | ![]() |
Garrison/HQ | Tehran |
Motto(s) | "If there are 20 Saberin amongst you, they will overcome 200, and if there be a 100 Saberin they will overcome a 1000 of those who disbelieve." [Quran 8:65] |
Engagements | PJAK insurgency Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency Syrian Civil War Iranian intervention in Iraq |
Commanders | |
Current commander | ![]() |
Saberin Takavar Battalions (Persian: گردان تکاور صابرين; meaning Steadfasts Commando Battalions) are elite[2] Takavar units in the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.[3][4]
Description
The Department of Defense's 2010 Military Power of Iran report:[5]
“Each Provincial Corps in the IRGCGRF possesses a unit, called Saberin, which has limited special operations capabilities. These units rotate to the northwest to perform counter-insurgency against Kurdish PJAK and to the southeast to operate against Jundallah.”
See also
References
- ^ "توضیحات فرمانده یگان صابرین درباره چگونگی شکل گیری نیروهای ویژه سپاه پس از 12 سال". Khabar Online. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "پاکپور: صابرين زبدهترين يگان سپاه است". Mashregh News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "يگان ويژه "صابرين" چيست و چگونه مي توان عضو آن شد؟". Mashregh News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "همکاري نوهد ارتش و صابرين سپاه". Mashregh News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/IranReportUnclassified.pdf
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