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104-538: It has more than 260,000 police personnel, including border guard personnel, and is under the direct control of the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei who is the head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces . In 2003, some 40000 women became the first female members of the police force since the 1979 Iranian Revolution . The Guidance Patrol , commonly called the "morality police",

208-544: A Takavar (special force) unit, called Sepah Navy Special Force (S.N.S.F.). The navy received 750 new ships 2024 July. Corps Intelligence directorate are accused of meddling in the 2021 Iranian presidential election . The 2020 edition of The Military Balance, published by IISS , says the IRGC has about 190,000 active personnel and controls the Basij on mobilisation (as much as 40,000 active paramilitary forces). It estimates

312-819: A gendarmerie under the supervision of the Israel Police and was founded as part of the frontier corps before it became the Border Police. In Italy the border police service is covered by the Guardia di Finanza , part of the Italian Armed Forces but under the operational control of the Finance Minister for its law enforcement duties; but there is also the Italian Customs Agency, a civilian administration that have

416-467: A border guard in the Red Army on a mountain top near China, attaining the rank of colonel. The Border Units ( Граничне Јединице ) were the military border guard of Serbia, until their disbandment on 1 February 2007. The Border Units consisted of 17 battalions, totaling between 5,500 and 7,000 personnel. They were spread out over more than a hundred border posts. The fittest conscripts were assigned to

520-500: A coast guard, border guard, sea rescue organisation and a customs service. Though it is a civilian service, agents are armed. In France, it is commonly known as "les douanes", which means customs ("la douane" is a border checkpoint). Agents are referred to as "douaniers", which means customs officers. In the French legal standards, the prosecution carries the burden of proof since the defendant is presumed innocent; but in customs procedures,

624-459: A country is a national security agency that ensures border security . Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as in Germany , Italy or Ukraine ) and rescue service duties. In different countries, names of particular border guard services vary significantly. The service may be called " police ", " guard ", " troops " or " sentinel " and the name would refer to

728-593: A local fire and rescue department or other authorities. The Border Guard shares border control duties with Finnish Customs , which inspects arriving goods, and the Finnish Police , which enforces immigration decisions such as removal. The French Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects , Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes is a law enforcement civilian agency responsible for levying indirect taxes, preventing smuggling, surveilling borders and investigating counterfeit money. The agency acts as

832-527: A new order to Iran. In time, the Pasdaran would rival the police and the judiciary in terms of its functions. Although the IRGC operated independently of the regular armed forces, it was often considered to be a military force in its own right due to its important role in Iranian defense. The IRGC consists of ground, naval, and aviation troops, which parallel the structure of the regular military. The Pasdaran

936-418: A provincial corps, except Tehran Province, which will have two. In 2007 command for cyber security was established part of cyberdefense of IRGC. It was renamed in 2014, abbreviated GCDC or CIOC. Basij Mustazafin were initially separate organization but were merged in 1980 into Corps and merged to its land forces since 2008. The Basij is a paramilitary volunteer militia or "plainclothes militia" founded by

1040-592: A senior IRGC commander was killed in combat near Mosul, Iraq. In December 2019, the U.S. Air Force conducted airstrikes on weapons caches and facilities of the IRGC-sponsored militant group Kata'ib Hezbollah . In retaliation, the group attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in the Green Zone . On 3 January 2020, Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport along with

1144-626: A significant part in politics from its establishment in 1910 during the Qajar dynasty until the advent of the Pahlavi Iran in 1921. It was active for some time in the Pahlavi era. Nazmiyeh ( نظمیه ) was also a Law Enforcement force in Persia, with police duties inside cities. Intensely concerned with matters of internal security in the post-1953 environment, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi authorized

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1248-582: A similar path. Seven appointments were made between 1979 and 1986, leading to a full reorganization. In addition to Brigadier General Ahmad Mohagheghi, the commander in the early republican period who was executed in late summer of 1980 and five colonels were purged. Colonel Ali Kuchekzadeh played a major role in reorganizing and strengthening the Gendarmerie after its near collapse in the early revolutionary period. The commander in 1987, Colonel Mohammad Sohrabi, had served in that position since February 1985 and

1352-485: A soldier and have military training. ... a country with 20 million young people [should have] 20 million riflemen, an army of 20 million" This pronouncement and Article 151 of the constitution, which calls for the government to "provide a program of military training, with all requisite facilities, for all its citizens, in accordance with the Islamic criteria, in such a way that all citizens will always be able to engage in

1456-627: A specialised division of the Singapore Police Force that monitors and enforces its maritime borders. Korea Immigration Service, a part of Ministry of Justice , is responsible for protecting border control and Enforcement. Korea Immigration Service issues Visa , controls traffic of Human at Port of entry and Immigration Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ; Persian : سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmī , lit.   ' Army of Guardians of

1560-747: Is (since 2003) an agency of the Federal Security Service . The agency considers itself a direct successor of the Soviet Border Troops , and regularly celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the latter (May 28, 1918). This annual event, known as the Border Guards Day, is celebrated every year by the guards in active service as well as former servicemen in Moscow and throughout the country. Future world champion and Olympic sport shooter Boris Polak served as

1664-880: Is India's largest border patrol agency and is the largest border guarding force of the world. Established in December 1965 in the aftermath of the Second Indo Pakistani War after the Central Reserve Police Force , the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary and the Punjab Armed Police were relieved from their duties of guarding the Indo-Pakistani Border in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir , Rajasthan and Punjab respectively. It

1768-480: Is a law enforcement agency operating under the Australian Border Force Act 2015 with broadened legislative powers including the introduction of sworn officers. A new uniform was introduced and following the transition there was increase in the number of officers authorised to carry firearms. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is a paramilitary border security and anti-smuggling force under

1872-742: Is a vice squad / Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 with the task of arresting people who violate the Islamic dress code, usually concerning the wearing by women of hijabs covering their hair. The Persian Gendarmerie , also called the Government Gendarmerie ( ژاندارمری دولتی ), was the first modern highway patrol and rural police force in Persia . A paramilitary force, it also played

1976-807: Is a component of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). It has been guarding the India-Pakistan Border since 1965 and the Indo-Bangladeshi Border since 1971, when the Bangladesh gained independence after Bangladesh Liberation War . The BSF is controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by an Indian Police Service Officer. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is an Indian border patrol force conceived on October 24, 1962, which

2080-710: Is a paramilitary organization, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of the Republic in issues pertaining to the president's authority as Commander-in-Chief (e.g. officer promotions). The Finland-Russia border is a controlled border, routinely patrolled and protected by a border zone enforced by the Border Guard. Borders to Norway and Sweden are open borders , but

2184-597: Is a part of the Department of Home Affairs , responsible for offshore and onshore border control enforcement, investigations, compliance and detention operations in Australia. The Force was established on 1 July 2015 merging the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service with the immigration detention and compliance functions of the then Department of Immigration and Border Protection . The ABF

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2288-599: Is a police force specialized in the land border area and branch of the Panamanian Public Forces . Its mission is to protect Panama's land borders and protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect rights and freedoms of people, maintain public order, prevent and investigate crimes within their jurisdictions. Created in 2008, it is the[border guard branch of the Panamanian Public Forces. The Border Guard Service of Russia

2392-405: Is a special operations unit, handling activities abroad. The force basically does not engage directly. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force or Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; Persian : نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی , romanized :  niru-ye havâfazây-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi , officially acronymed NEHSA )

2496-567: Is also a Central Armed Police Force controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs . The Central Armed Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) guards the India–Nepal border and the Bhutan–India border . The Assam Rifles (AR) is another Central Armed Police Force tasked which has border patrol duties. It is tasked with guarding the India–Myanmar border .The Assam Rifles is also controlled by

2600-608: Is also their title and comes after their rank . Apart from the name Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , the Iranian Government, media, and those who identify with the organization generally use Sepāh-e Pâsdârân (Army of the Guardians), although it is not uncommon to hear Pâsdârân-e Enghelâb ( پاسداران انقلاب ) (Guardians of the Revolution), or simply Pâsdârân ( پاسداران ) (Guardians) as well. Among

2704-586: Is responsible for patrolling India's 2115 kilometer border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Although it previously patrolled the borders with the help of the Assam Rifles it has been the sole border patrol agency for the entire border since 2002 when it took over the border guarding responsibilities from Assam Rifles in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim .Like the BSF it

2808-775: Is the strategic missile , air , and space force within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran . It was renamed from the IRGC Air Force into the IRGC Aerospace Force in 2009. Its 15,000 personnel man around 80 aircraft and operates several thousand short- and medium-range mobile ballistic missiles, including the Shahab-3/3B with a range of up to 2,100 kilometers. IRGC started naval operations using mainly swarm tactics and speedboats during " Tanker War " phase of

2912-517: Is the fourth organization within the Armed Forces, besides Army, Navy and Air Force. Besides patrolling the border it also has the function of Military Police and protects the Royal Family . Border Security Command and Coastal Security Bureau are collectively responsible for restricting unauthorized cross-border (land and sea) entries and exits, in the early 1990s the bureaus responsible for border security and coastal security were transferred from

3016-611: Is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic . Most interpretations of this mandate assert that it entrusts the IRGC with preventing foreign interference in Iran , thwarting coups by the traditional military, and crushing "deviant movements" that harm the ideological legacy of the Islamic Revolution. Currently, the IRGC is designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain , Canada , Saudi Arabia , Sweden and

3120-782: Is within the specified range managing, methodological and control department with jurisdiction throughout the Czech Republic and is directly subordinate to the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic Alien Police Unions in the regional directorates of individual regions The Egyptian Border Guard is under the control of the Ministry of Defence (Egypt) . The Border Guard is a lightly armed paramilitary unit of about 25,000 personnel, responsible for border surveillance, general peacekeeping, drug interdiction, and prevention of smuggling. During

3224-601: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( IRGC ). The US government standard is Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , while the United Nations uses Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps . The force's main role is to provide national security. It is responsible for internal and border security, law enforcement, and also Iran's missile forces . IRGC operations are geared towards asymmetric warfare and less traditional duties. These include

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3328-462: The 1979 Revolution , the gendarmerie, which was renamed to the Islamic Republic of Iran Gendarmerie ( ژاندارمری جمهوری اسلامی ایران ), numbered nearly 74,000 in 1979, and was subordinate to the Ministry of Interior . Its law enforcement responsibilities extended to all rural areas and to small towns and villages of fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated its manpower at 70,000 in 1986. The Gendarmerie

3432-570: The 2009 presidential election and the suppression of post-election protests —has led many Western analysts to argue that it has surpassed even the country's ruling clerical class in terms of political power. Since 2019, Hossein Salami has served as the IRGC's incumbent commander-in-chief. Government organizations in Iran are commonly known by one-word names (that generally denote their function) rather than acronyms or shortened versions, and

3536-599: The Basij militia. The Basij is a volunteer-based force, with 90,000 regular soldiers and 300,000 reservists. The IRGC is officially recognized as a component of the Iranian military under Article 150 of the Iranian Constitution . It is separate from, and parallel to, the other arm of Iran 's military, which is called Artesh (another Persian word for an army). Especially in the waters of the Persian Gulf ,

3640-648: The Ministry of State Security (North Korea) to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces . Sometime thereafter, the Border Security Bureau was enlarged to corps level and renamed the Border Security Command. Previously headquartered in Chagang Province, the Border Security Command was relocated to Pyongyang in 2002. The Frontier Corps (FC) ( Urdu : فرنٹیئرکور ) are four federal paramilitary forces recruited mostly from

3744-783: The Quds Force , the commando arm of the IRGC that had been blamed for repeated acts of violence in Iraq, and "high-value targets" in the war on terror. In October 2009, several top commanders of the Revolutionary Guards were killed in a suicide bombing in the Pishin region of Sistan-Baluchistan , in the south-east of Iran. The Iranian state television said 31 people died in the attack, and more than 25 were injured. Shia and Sunni tribal leaders were also killed. The Sunni Baluchi insurgent group Jundullah claimed responsibility for

3848-641: The Secretariat for Security . The Border Security Agency is part of the Malaysian government agency that was recently established in 2015 to guard the country's entry and exit points from illegal activities such as smuggling , illegal migration and human trafficking . Before the establishment of the agency, Malaysian borders was guarded by the Malaysian Armed Forces and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency . The Royal Marechaussee

3952-466: The United States . As of 2024 , the IRGC had approximately 125,000 total personnel. The IRGC Navy is now Iran's primary force exercising operational control over the Persian Gulf . The IRGC's Basij , a paramilitary volunteer militia, has about 90,000 active personnel. It operates a media arm, known as "Sepah News" within Iran. On 16 March 2022, it adopted a new independent branch called

4056-551: The "Command for the Protection and Security of Nuclear Centres" involved with Iran's nuclear programme . Originating as an ideological militia, the IRGC has taken a greater role in nearly every aspect of Iranian politics and society. In 2010, BBC News described the organization as an "Empire". In 2019, Reuters described it as "an industrial empire with political clout". IRGC's expanded social, political, military, and economic role under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad —especially during

4160-484: The Basij serve as an auxiliary force engaged in activities such as internal security as well as law enforcement auxiliary, the providing of social service, organizing of public religious ceremonies, and as morality police and the suppression of dissident gatherings. The elite Quds Force (or Jerusalem Force), sometimes described as the successor to the Shah 's Imperial Guards , is estimated to be 2,000–5,000 in number. It

4264-791: The Border Guard maintains personnel in the area owing to its search and rescue (SAR) duties. There are two coast guard districts for patrolling maritime borders. The Border Guard has also detachments posted at ports and airports. In peacetime, the Border Guard trains special forces and light infantry and can be incorporated fully or in part into the Finnish Defence Forces when required by defence readiness. The Border Guard has police and investigative powers in immigration matters and can independently investigate immigration violations. The Border Guard has search and rescue (SAR) duties, both maritime and inland. The Guard operates SAR helicopters that are often used in inland SAR, in assistance of

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4368-533: The Border Units, and underwent training similar to Special Forces . Under Serbian and also Yugoslav law, the Border Units were the only military formations that were allowed to conduct combat operations during peacetime. Today the border is guarded by the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs , specifically the Border Police . Their tasks are defined as: monitoring of the state border, increasing

4472-613: The Ground Force is 150,000 strong and the Aerospace Force, which controls Iran's strategic-missile force, has some 15,000 personnel. The Naval Forces are estimated to size at least 20,000, including 5,000 Marines . During the Lebanese Civil War , the IRGC allegedly sent troops to train fighters in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon . In Lebanon, political parties had staunch opinions regarding

4576-456: The IRGC is expected to assume control of any Iranian response to attacks on its nuclear facilities. The IRGC was formed on 5 May 1979 following the Iranian Revolution of 1979 in an effort to consolidate several paramilitary forces into a single force loyal to the new government and to function as a counter to the influence and power of the regular military, initially seen as a potential source of opposition because of its traditional loyalty to

4680-412: The IRGC was in the process of dramatically changing its structure. In a shake-up, in September 2008 Iran's Revolutionary Guards established 31 divisions and an autonomous missile command. The new structure changes the IRGC from a centralized to a decentralized force with 31 provincial corps, whose commanders wield extensive authority and power. According to the plan, each of Iran's thirty provinces will have

4784-423: The IRGC's presence. Some, mainly the Christian militias such as the Lebanese Forces , Phalanges , and most of the Christian groups declared war on the IRGC, claiming they violated Lebanese sovereignty, while others, including Muslim militias, were neutral to their presence. Groups such as the PSP and Mourabiton did not approve of their presence, but to preserve political alliances they decided to remain silent on

4888-777: The IRGC; their status as members of the Iranian military is only vaguely acknowledged and sometimes denied, despite the troops being uniformed fighters led by IRGC officers. They were trained and equipped in Iran, paid salaries by the Iranian military, and received state funerals involving uniformed IRGC personnel. Mid to late October 2015 was particularly bloody for the IRGC, due to them stepping up their involvement in offensives around Aleppo . During this time, 30 IRGC officers, including "three generals, battalion commanders, captains and lieutenants" and "one pilot" were killed in fighting in Syria, as were several Afghan and Pakistani auxiliaries. The fallen included General Hossein Hamadani , Farshad Hosounizadeh (IRGC colonel and former commander of

4992-425: The Iranian population, and especially among diaspora Iranians, using the word Pasdaran indicates hatred or admiration for the organization. Most foreign governments and the English-speaking mass media tend to use the term Iranian Revolutionary Guards ( IRG ) or simply the Revolutionary Guards . In the US media, the force is frequently referred to interchangeably as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or

5096-506: The Iran–Iraq War. IRGC Navy and the regular Artesh Navy overlap functions and areas of responsibility, but they are distinct in terms of how they are trained and equipped—and more importantly also in how they fight. The Revolutionary Guards Navy has a large inventory of small fast attack craft, and specializes in asymmetric hit-and-run tactics . It is more akin to a guerrilla force at sea, and maintains large arsenals of coastal defense and anti-ship cruise missiles and mines. It has also

5200-417: The Iraqi government in its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Major General Qasem Soleimani was an instrumental force in the Iranian ground mission in Iraq against ISIS , purportedly planning the Second Battle of Tikrit . In December 2014, Brigadier General Hamid Taqavi , a veteran of the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq War , was killed by snipers in Samarra . In May 2017, Shaaban Nassiri,

5304-399: The Islamic Republic of Iran has a number of branches, each with specialized duties: The Guidance Patrol , widely known as the "morality police", was a vice squad / Islamic religious police in the Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, established in 2005 and allegedly dissolved in 2022, with the task of arresting people who violated the Islamic dress code, usually concerning

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5408-404: The Islamic Revolution ' ), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards , is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces . It was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution . Whereas the Iranian Army protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity, the IRGC's constitutional mandate

5512-456: The Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh . BGB can trace back its origin to the establishment of the Ramgarh Local Battalion in 1795. This force is armed and although its primary duty is to protect the border, during national emergencies it can also be called upon to aid the government. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is a law enforcement agency of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness . Created in 2003, it amalgamated

5616-564: The Ministry of Home Affairs, however the operational control of the AR is exercised by the Indian Army . Border security in Indonesia are conducted: The Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command is the sole agency responsible for border patrol and control, acting under Law Enforcement Force (which itself is part of Armed Forces of Iran ) since 2000. The agency also has coast guard duties in maritime borders. The control of entry points in airports are conducted by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps . The Israel Border Police operates as

5720-516: The PMF commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis . Iran revolutionary guards said that they had shot down an Israeli drone approaching the Natanz nuclear facility . According to ISNA , "The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type ... and was targeted by a ground-to-air missile before it managed to enter the area." The statement by revolutionary guards did not mention how they recognized it as an Israeli drone. Israel offered no comment. Iranian authorities initially denied responsibility for

5824-427: The Pasdaran under a decree issued by Khomeini on 5 May. The Pasdaran was intended to protect the Revolution and to assist the ruling clerics in the day-to-day enforcement of the new government's Islamic codes and morality. There were other, perhaps more important, reasons for establishing the Pasdaran. The Revolution needed to rely on a force of its own rather than borrowing the previous regime's tainted units. As one of

5928-413: The Revolution to revive and reorganize the two bodies under the Islamic Republic. Between 1979 and 1983, no fewer than seven officers were given top National Police portfolios. Colonel Khalil Samimi, appointed in 1983 by the influential Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri , then Minister of Interior, who was credited with reorganizing the National Police according to the IRP's Islamic guidelines. The Gendarmerie followed

6032-434: The Saberin Special Forces Brigade), Mostafa Sadrzadeh (commander of the Omar Battalion of the Fatmiyoon Brigade), and Hamid Mojtaba Mokhtarband (IRGC commander). Two battalions of Revolutionary Guards were reported to be operating in Iraq trying to combat the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive . The IRGC is considered to be a principle backer of the Popular Mobilization Forces , a loose coalition of Shi'a militias allied with

6136-524: The Shah. From the beginning of the new Islamic government, the Pasdaran (Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami) functioned as a corps of the faithful. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic entrusted the defense of Iran's territorial integrity and political independence to the regular military ( artesh ) , while it gave the Pasdaran the responsibility of preserving the Revolution itself. Days after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Tehran on 1 February 1979, Mehdi Bazargan 's interim administration established

6240-422: The Syrian war, Iran had between 2,000 and 3,000 IRGC officers stationed in Syria, helping to train local troops and managing supply routes of arms and money to neighboring Lebanon. General Qa'ani, Senior officer of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, said: "If the Islamic Republic was not present in Syria, the massacre of civilians would have been twice as bad. Had physically and non-physically stopped

6344-406: The United States). Alien Police Service is a highly specialized unit of the police of the Czech Republic, which carries out functions relating to the detection of illegal migration, application of punitive measures against foreigners staying in the Czech Republic in violation of the law no. 326/1999 Coll. On the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic and amending certain laws, as amended laws,

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6448-574: The areas of war, the authority lies with the Deputy Chief Commander of the Joint Forces. Police top officers are directly appointed by the Supreme Leader . Law Enforcement Force also consists of several different provincial deputies. Provincial commanders rank between Colonel and Brigadier General, while provincial branch heads rank Colonel. The Police-110 unit specializes in rapid-response activities in urban areas and dispersing gatherings deemed dangerous to public order. Marine police have 100 inshore patrols and 50 harbor boats. The Law Enforcement Force of

6552-406: The armed defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran," are believed to refer to the Basij. While "Iranian official estimates sometime put their total part-time and full-time strength at more than 20 million", others estimate the Basij as having "a core strength of 90,000, and up to 600,000" (CSIS, 11 January 2018, p. 4); at 100,000 with "hundreds of thousands of additional Basij could be mobilized in

6656-478: The attack. The Iranian government initially blamed the United States for involvement in the attacks, as well as Saudi Arabia , the United Kingdom and later Pakistan for their alleged support of the Jundallah group. The United States denied involvement, but some reports of US assistance to Jundallah during the Bush administration have come from Western sources. The attacks appear to have originated in Pakistan and several suspects have been arrested. Prior to

6760-427: The balance of power in Iran to the advantage of conservatives. Analysis in the international press considered the removal of Safavi to be a sign of change in the defense strategies of Iran, but the general policies of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps are not personally determined by its commander. Iran's top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh , was assassinated in Tehran , Iran on 27 November 2020. Fakhrizadeh

6864-668: The border of the country. The armed organization is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. The State Border Guard Service is the organisation charged with controlling and maintaining the Lithuanian Border. The State Border Guard Service falls under authority of the Ministry of the Interior, which supervises and controls the implementation of border guard policy. Border patrol and immigration control in Macau are conducted by Public Security Police Force of Macau at land entries (4) with China and at Macau International Airport . Customs duties are performed by Macau Customs agency. Both border guards and customs officers are responsibilities of

6968-408: The border. These officers act as informal border guards, which do not exist in Hong Kong as there is no international boundary with mainland China. All three border agencies are responsibilities of the Security Bureau . In Hungary border control belongs to police since 2007. There is no different organization for this role. Policemen serving on the border have the very same uniform as those inside

7072-413: The control of smuggling, control of the Strait of Hormuz , and resistance operations. The IRGC is intended to complement the more traditional role of the regular Iranian military, with the two forces operating separately and focusing on different operational roles. The IRGC is a combined arms force with its own ground forces , navy , air force , intelligence , and special forces . It also controls

7176-475: The country. Previously the Frontier Guard or Border Guard was a separate agency, the hu:Határőrség Magyarországon . The Frontier Forces are responsible for the border security of Kyrgyzstan . The Frontier Forces are commanded by the interior ministry , but are officially part of the military of Kyrgyzstan . They had many disagreements of the Frontier Service of Uzbekistan and had a military drill with China in August 2013. The Border Security Force (BSF)

7280-407: The defendant carries the burden of proof. French Border Police , Police aux frontières or PAF (former Police de l'air et des frontières ), also have to monitor the borders and conduct checks in some parts. In Germany, the Federal Police, a civilian agency subordinated to the Ministry of Interior , is - besides other duties - responsible for border control tasks. Until 2005, the Federal Police

7384-427: The development of one of the most extensive systems of law enforcement agencies in the developing world. The Imperial Iranian Gendarmerie ( ژاندارمری شاهنشاهی ایران ) and the National Police ( Shahrbani شهربانی or Nazmiyeh نظمیه ) gained in numbers and responsibilities. The secret police organization, SAVAK , gained special notoriety for its excessive zeal in "maintaining" internal security. But as in

7488-581: The director of the Iranian Studies program at Stanford), the regime "clearly ... believed it was going to lose control, and the IRGC and the Basij saved the day. The result is that the IRGC now has the upper hand. Khamenei knows that without the IRGC he'd be out of a job in twenty-four hours." Yahya Rahim Safavi , head of the IRGC since 1997, was dismissed as commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guards in August 2007. The dismissal of Safavi disrupted

7592-537: The enforcement activities performed by three separate government entities ( Canada Customs and Revenue Agency , Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ). Traditionally unarmed, the arming of Border Services Officers, Investigators, and Inland Enforcement Officers began in 2007 and was completed in 2016. Officers are found at entry points to Canada (airports, marine entry points, and land crossing points with

7696-588: The event or an all-out war" (CRS, 23 May 2018, p. 18). The Basij are "the most visible symbol" of the Pasdaran's strength, whose members "can be seen on street corners in every Iranian city". They are (at least in theory) subordinate to, and receive their orders from, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. However they have also been described as "a loosely allied group of organizations" including "many groups controlled by local clerics." Currently,

7800-538: The first revolutionary institutions, the Pasdaran helped legitimize the Revolution and gave the new government an armed basis of support. Moreover, the establishment of the Pasdaran served notice to both the population and the regular armed forces that the Khomeini government was quickly developing its own enforcement body. Thus, the Pasdaran, along with its political counterpart, Crusade for Reconstruction, brought

7904-903: The forces are officially part of the Interior Ministry . The Pakistan Rangers are a pair of paramilitary forces under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. In 1995 the Pakistan Rangers divided into two parts; the Pakistan Rangers Punjab headquartered in Lahore and the Pakistan Rangers Sindh headquartered in Karachi . The two forces now have different uniforms and chains of command. The National Border Service also called SENAFRONT (abbreviation for Servicio Nacional de Fronteras )

8008-439: The general populace universally refers to the IRGC as Sepâh ( سپاه ) ( Sepoy ; Sipahi ). Sepâh has a historical connotation of soldiers, while in modern Persian it is also used to describe a corps-sized unit – in modern Persian Artesh ( ارتش ) is the more standard term for an army. Pâsdârân ( پاسداران ) is the plural form of Pâsdâr ( پاسدار ), meaning "Guardian", and members of Sepah are known as Pāsdār , which

8112-415: The justice administration chief as well as the provincial police chief; it has the task to manage matters pertaining to security. The council has a provincial jurisdiction charged of managing police issues, ranging from public security issues to handling of serious criminal cases. All issues related to the Law Enforcement Force within the framework of the law are entrusted with the Interior Ministry ; but in

8216-590: The land borders. Border guards in Hong Kong consists of two civilian agencies: Hong Kong Police Force officers patrol the border with mainland China, but they are not border guards at entry points. Prior to 1995, this role was performed by British Army units stationed in Hong Kong . Various police checkpoint booths (boundary crossing) are found along roads and are in the outside Closed Areas. Staffed by uniformed Hong Kong Police officers, vehicle occupants must present papers and/or permits in order to proceed to

8320-401: The late 1980s, the force was equipped with remote sensors, night-vision binoculars, communications vehicles, and high-speed motorboats. The Finnish Border Guard ( Finnish : Rajavartiolaitos ; Swedish : Gränsbevakningsväsendet ), including the coast guard , is the agency responsible for border control related to persons, including passport control and border patrol. The Border Guard

8424-538: The level of security on airports and international waterways on the Danube , Sava , and Tisa rivers, suppression of cross-border crime, risk analysis, controlling the movement and stay of foreigners, and operation of border crossings. As an island, Singapore is surrounded by water and does not share land borders with other countries. Hence, border security is the responsibility of the Police Coast Guard ,

8528-632: The matter. During the 2006 Lebanon War , several Iranian Revolutionary Guards were reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Baalbek , a town close to the Syrian border. Israeli officials believe that Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces were responsible for training and equipping the Hezbollah fighters behind the missile attack on the INS Hanit which left four Israeli sailors dead and seriously damaged

8632-427: The nation's official term for the state border - whether it is " frontier " or " border ". Most border guards of the world use dark green-colored elements on their uniform, insignia or flags. Typical tasks of a border guard are: During wartime more militarized border guard services may be transferred to be under the control of a country's armed forces, if it is not so already. The Australian Border Force ( ABF ),

8736-544: The order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979. On November 4, 1979, in an address to the Revolutionary Guards during the Iran hostage crisis , Khomeini ordered the creation of an army of "twenty million Iranians" ( Artesh-e bis million ), proclaiming: Equip yourself, get military training and train your friends. Give military training to those who are not trained. In an Islamic country, everyone should be

8840-647: The plane's engines had failed, its landing gear had jammed, and there was snow and poor visibility at the time. On 7 July 2008, investigative journalist and author Seymour Hersh wrote an article in The New Yorker stating that the Bush Administration had signed a presidential finding authorizing the CIA 's Special Activities Division to begin cross border paramilitary operations from Iraq and Afghanistan into Iran. These operations would be against

8944-509: The present-day Law Enforcement Force. The Police–110 unit specializes in rapid-response activities in urban areas and dispersing gatherings deemed dangerous to public order. In 2003, some 400 women became the first female members of the police force since the 1978–79 Revolution. The current commander is IRGC-born Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari, former first deputy chief of police under Esmail Ahmadi Moqaddam; he relieved his predecessor and

9048-649: The rank of Brigadier. Additionally, 354 Afghan combatants had died who were fighting under the command of the IRGC, as part of the IRGC-equipped and trained Fatemiyoun Brigade , which is part of Hezbollah Afghanistan . Another 21 Pakistanis also died as part of the Zainabiyoun Brigade . The Afghan and Pakistani immigrants volunteered to go to Syria in exchange for salaries and citizenship. The Afghans were recruited largely from refugees inside Iran, and usually had combat experience before joining

9152-499: The rebels from killing many more among the Syrian people." Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers, along with fellow Shi'ite forces from Hezbollah and members of Iran's Basij militia participated in the capture of Qusair from rebel forces on 9 June 2013. In 2014, Iran increased its deployment of IRGC in Syria. By late 2015, 194 IRGC troops had been killed in Syria; almost all of these soldiers were officers, with several even reaching

9256-463: The regular armed forces, the shah's management style virtually eliminated all coordination among these agencies. He tended to shuffle army personnel back and forth between their ordinary duties and temporary positions in internal security agencies, in order to minimize the possibility of any organized coups against the throne. Added to this list of institutional shortcomings was the agencies' all-important public image, cloaked in mystery and fear. After

9360-593: The role of Customs Authority. Mostly, the Guardia di Finanza (or Fiamme Gialle ) fight against smuggling , illegal drug trafficking , tax evasion and other financial crimes, even jointly to the Customs Agency. Also, many border posts are staffed by Carabinieri . The Immigration and Border Police also performs border police duties. In Latvia the State Border Guard is in charge of protecting

9464-505: The tasks arising from international agreements and directly applicable European Community legislation and solving the crimes committed in connection with the crossing of the state border and cross-border crime. The Alien Police Service was established by the Ministry of Interior no. 67/2008 establishing units of the Police of the Czech Republic nationwide. Alien Police of the Czech Republic is divided into: Alien Police Service Directorate -

9568-562: The tribal areas and led by officers from the Pakistan Army . The FC are stationed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. There are four distinct forces, known as FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) , FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South) , FC Balochistan (North) , and FC Balochistan (South) . Each force is run by an " inspector general " who is a regular Pakistani Army officer of at least major-general rank, although

9672-469: The vessel. In January 2006, an IRGC Falcon crashed near Oroumieh , about 560 miles northwest of Tehran, near the Turkish border, Iranian media reported. All fifteen passengers died, including twelve senior IRGC commanders. Among the dead was General Ahmad Kazemi , the IRGC ground forces commander, and Iran–Iraq War veteran. Gen. Masoud Jazayeri, spokesman for the IRGC, told state radio that both of

9776-594: The wearing by women of hijabs covering their hair. On December 3, 2022, the Attorney General of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri , said in Qom that the police guidance patrol is not under the supervision of the judiciary system and it is closed now from where it was begun first. Ghavamin Bank was financed by the police pension fund. It controls FARAJA Cooperation Bonyad . Border guard A border guard of

9880-534: The whole system, so everyone is loyal to him, He is hyperactive. He knows every low-ranking commander and even the names of their children'", according to Mehdi Khalaji of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The Basij and Pasdaran were instrumental in crushing the Green Movement , and this power gave them political supremecy in Iran. According to at least one source (Abbas Milani,

9984-627: Was "given control of Iran's ballistic missile program in both missile employment and development. Also contained under the umbrella of the more conventional Pasdaran, were the Basij Forces (Mobilization Resistance Force), a network of potentially up to a million active individuals who could be called upon in times of need. The Basij could be committed to assist in the defense of the country against internal or external threats, but by 2008 had also been deployed in mobilizing voters in elections and alleged tampering during such activities. Another element

10088-502: Was appointed by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 9, 2015. Per a decree issued by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei , on 8 December 2021 Law Enforcement Force structure was promoted to that of a General Command in 2021, it was thus renamed "Law Enforcement Command of Islamic Republic of Iran". The Provincial Security Council is the highest provincial security body and is made up of

10192-623: Was believed to be the primary force behind Iran's covert nuclear program for many decades. The New York Times reported that Israel's Mossad was behind that attack and that Mick Mulroy , the former Deputy Defense Secretary for the Middle East said the death of Fakhirizadeh was "a setback to Iran's nuclear program" and he was also a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and that "will magnify Iran's desire to respond by force." The Corps have occasionally distributed food aid packages. In late July 2008, reports originating that

10296-458: Was called Federal Border Guard , and originally was a paramilitary organisation having mandatory service in the 1970s, but had its military rank structure changed into a civilian one in the 1970s and lost its wartime combatant status in the 1990s. The German state of Bavaria reestablished its State Border Police in the aftermath of the European migrant crisis in 2018 again, after it

10400-520: Was dissolved in 1990 and its personnel were assigned to the INP. The National Police of Iran operated with approximately 200,000 men in 1979, a figure that has not fluctuated much since. The National Police was also under the Ministry of Interior, and its responsibilities included all cities with more than 5,000 in population, at least 20 percent of the population. Additionally, the National Police

10504-752: Was merged into the Bavarian State Police in 1998 because of the Schengen Agreement . In October 1964, the Border Guard Unit was formed as a police unit led by an assistant commissioner of police. The BGU acted as customs agents examining passengers and baggage aboard ships and aircraft. It forms part of the Ghana Revenue Authority . The primary operation of BGU is the detection and apprehension of illegal aliens as well as smugglers of aliens at or near

10608-647: Was responsible for passport and immigration procedures, issuance and control of citizens' identification cards, driver and vehicle licensing and registration, and railroad and airport policing. Some of these duties were absorbed into the Ministry of the Pasdaran during the early years of the Revolution , and cooperation between these two branches seemed extensive. Since 1979, both these paramilitary organizations have undergone complete reorganizations. IRP leaders quickly appointed Gendarmerie and police officers loyal to

10712-448: Was the Quds Force , a special forces element tasked with unconventional warfare roles and known to be involved in providing assistance and training to various militant organizations around the world. The Pasdaran is closely associated with Supreme Leader Khamenei who came to power in 1989, and used the Pasdaran to build support. Reportedly he reached "far down into the ranks and appointed new colonels and brigadiers. 'Khamenei micromanages

10816-571: Was the first top officer to have risen from the ranks. As of 1987, the National Police and the Gendarmerie reflected the ideology of the state. Despite their valuable internal security operations, the roles of both bodies were restricted by the rising influence of the Sepah and the Basij . The Gendarmerie was disbanded in 1991, along with the National Police and Islamic Revolution Committees ; all three of these organizations being merged into

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