31st Ashura Division

31st Ashura Division
31st Ashura Division
لشکر 31 عاشورا
Country	1979 Kurdish Rebellion; Iran–Iraq War First Battle of al-Faw;
Commanders
Mohammad Ali Jaafari; Mehdi Bakeri; Amin Shari'ati; Ali Tajalaei (deputy); Nader Ghazipour; Hamid Bakeri (deputy); Dr.Mansour Haghdoust (deputy)

31st Ashura Division (

Ardabil

.

It was first officially organized as the 1st Ashura Brigade (

1979 Revolution. The brigade was later expanded into 31st Ashura Division. It participated in various operations of the Iran–Iraq War. Its notable commander was Mehdi Bakeri After Bakeri's death in Operation Badr, Amin Shari'ati

was appointed as its new commander.

The division was merged with the Basij of East Azerbaijan Province to form the East Azerbaijan Ashura Provincial Corps during the rearrangement of the IRGC units in 2008.

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