Iran-Basij Paramilitary Force

Iran-Basij Paramilitary Force

A female member of the Basij paramilitary force is standing guard during a military rally in downtown Tehran, Iran, on November 26, 2014. The Basij, officially known as the Niru-ye Moqavemat-e Basij, is a volunteer paramilitary force in Iran that operates under the command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It was founded on April 30, 1979, by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, with the purpose of defending the revolution and its values. With an estimated membership of more than 20 million, the Basij is considered one of the largest volunteer militias in the world. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA002160904
  • Registered date
  • 2014/11/26 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • NurPhoto / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto
  • Media size
  • 5760 × 3840 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 762 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.60(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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