Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has launched its largest-ever operational readiness exercise in the southwestern flank of the country, as part of attempts to raise its combat preparedness in the face of enemies’ potential threats, Press TV reported.
The massive exercise kicked off at a combat zone in Shaveriyeh region of Khuzestan Province on Tuesday, with Commander of the IRGC Ground Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, in presence.
It marks the beginning of the second phase of Payambar-e-A’azam (The Great Prophet) 19 drill, and follows the initial security-focused drill in the Ezgeleh district of Salas-e Babajani County in the western province of Kermanshah.
This phase is reportedly meant to put into practice modern combat tactics and strategies, as well as the sophisticated homegrown military hardware newly delivered to IRGC divisions, and assess their efficiency in different real-world scenarios.
Various IRGC Ground Force units are scheduled to carry out a series of offensive and defensive operations, practice electronic warfare tactics and undertake several relevant tasks, and mount large-scale armored, missile, drone, and artillery attacks within the next few days.
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