Basij

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The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer militia in Iran known for its role in internal security, ideological enforcement, and support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf paramilitary organization ⓘ
volunteer force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basij ⓘ
Sāzmān-e Basij-e Mostaz'afin ⓘ
associatedWith Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces ⓘ
commandStructure Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
controlledBy Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
dateFounded 1979 ⓘ
1980 ⓘ
foundedByDecreeOf Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
foundedIn Tehran ⓘ
founder Ruhollah Khomeini ⓘ
fullName Basij-e Mostaz'afin ⓘ
linked to: Basij
hasSubOrganization Basij of Mosques ⓘ
Basij of Professionals ⓘ
linked to: Basij

Basij of Tribes ⓘ
linked to: Basij

Basij of Universities ⓘ
Basij of Women ⓘ
linked to: Basij

Student Basij ⓘ
linked to: Basij
headquartersLocation Tehran ⓘ
ideology Islamic Republic of Iran ideology ⓘ
linked to: Islamic Republic

Islamism ⓘ
Shia Islamism ⓘ
languageOfOrganization Persian ⓘ
legalStatus auxiliary force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
membershipType part-time ⓘ
volunteer ⓘ
notableFor involvement in 2009 Iranian election protests crackdown ⓘ
involvement in 2017–2018 Iranian protests crackdown ⓘ
involvement in 2019–2020 Iranian protests crackdown ⓘ
involvement in 2022 Mahsa Amini protests crackdown ⓘ
participation in Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
operatesUnderLaw Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
parentOrganization Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
partOf Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ
primaryAllegiance Islamic Republic of Iran government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Iran

Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
religion Shia Islam ⓘ
reportsTo Supreme Leader of Iran ⓘ
role civil defense ⓘ
crowd control ⓘ
enforcing Islamic dress codes ⓘ
ideological enforcement ⓘ
internal security ⓘ
mobilization of pro-government demonstrations ⓘ
monitoring political activity ⓘ
morality enforcement ⓘ
recruitment and indoctrination of youth ⓘ
support in wartime logistics ⓘ
support to law enforcement ⓘ
support to regular armed forces ⓘ
suppression of dissent ⓘ
scopeOfOperations nationwide in Iran ⓘ
symbol green flag with stylized calligraphy ⓘ
targetDemographic clerics ⓘ
rural population ⓘ
students ⓘ
women ⓘ
workers ⓘ
trainingFocus basic military training ⓘ
crowd control techniques ⓘ
ideological training ⓘ
typeOfUnit irregular forces ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ

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Black Friday (8 September 1978) → mainParticipants → Iranian security forces ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Basij → fullName → Basij-e Mostaz'afin ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Basij → alsoKnownAs → Basij ⓘ
Basij → hasSubOrganization → Student Basij ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Basij → hasSubOrganization → Basij of Professionals ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Basij → hasSubOrganization → Basij of Women ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Basij → hasSubOrganization → Basij of Tribes ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Operation Tariq al-Qods → supportedBy → Iranian popular mobilization forces ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Operation Tariq al-Qods → supportedBy → Basij volunteers ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Operation Fath ol-Mobin → supportedBy → Basij militia ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Siege of Abadan → defender → Iranian Basij militia ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Shahid Hemmat → associatedWith → Iranian revolutionary forces ⓘ
linked to: Basij
Sepah → hasBranch → Basij ⓘ
Sepah → controls → Basij paramilitary forces ⓘ
linked to: Basij