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IRGC wargames start across Iran
IRGC ground forces consisting of 20 brigades will test the most modern arms in the exercises that are held annually.
The IGGC military exercises, called Eqtedar, started with the firing of short, medium and long-range missiles. The IRGC ground maneuvers are aimed at maintaining its different units` combat readiness.
The Guards will practice various kinds of military tactics including those involved in a symmetrical warfare. The Fajr-3, Fajr-5 and Zelzal missiles with various ranges will be fired during the three-day wargames.
Commander of IRGC Ground Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi said the current Eqtedar military maneuvers will be conducted in three stages. He further said that the exercises will be the biggest conducted by the IRGC ground forces in the cur rent year (stated March 21, 2006).
The exercises are to be conducted in accordance with the established military doctrine of the IGGC ground forces, the Commander said. The military exercises are being held simultaneously in 16 provinces -- Tehran, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Fars, Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Gilan, Qazvin, Markazi, Kordestan, Kerman, South Khorassan, Zanjan, Semnan, Mazandaran and Qom.
The wargames are the second launched by the IRGC in a period of one month. The IRGC earlier this year staged naval and air maneuvers aimed at testing the defence capabilities and preparedness of its ballistic missile units.