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Why do we say that the IRGC is a terrorist organization?
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Why do we say that the IRGC is a terrorist organization?
This tweet thread will tell you
#IRGCterrorists
2)
May 1979
The IRGC establishes the Liberation Movement Office and International Relations Unit to further its extraterritorial capacity, develop Iran's militia doctrine and export the revolution.
May 1979
The IRGC establishes the Liberation Movement Office and International Relations Unit to further its extraterritorial capacity, develop Iran's militia doctrine and export the revolution.
3)
May 1979
IRGC members enter Afghanistan to recruit, train and radicalise Afghans from the Shia Hazara community to fight the Soviet Red Army and export the Islamic Revolution to Afghanistan. This leads to the creation of the IRGC-backed Shia Mujahideen.
May 1979
IRGC members enter Afghanistan to recruit, train and radicalise Afghans from the Shia Hazara community to fight the Soviet Red Army and export the Islamic Revolution to Afghanistan. This leads to the creation of the IRGC-backed Shia Mujahideen.
4)
May 1979
The IRGC begins to recruit, radicalise and train Shia Hazara Afghan refugees living in camps across Iranian cities, such as Qom, Tehran and Kashan.
May 1979
The IRGC begins to recruit, radicalise and train Shia Hazara Afghan refugees living in camps across Iranian cities, such as Qom, Tehran and Kashan.
5)
4 November 1979 - 20 January 1981
Iranian students part of the “Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line” group storm US Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 US citizens hostage for 444-days. Members of the IRGC among hostage takers.
4 November 1979 - 20 January 1981
Iranian students part of the “Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line” group storm US Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 US citizens hostage for 444-days. Members of the IRGC among hostage takers.
6)
3 january 1980
Iran holds the inaugural Liberation Fronts Conference with representatives from 16 so-called liberation movements, including Shia dissidents from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as well as anti-imperialist students from Panama.
3 january 1980
Iran holds the inaugural Liberation Fronts Conference with representatives from 16 so-called liberation movements, including Shia dissidents from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as well as anti-imperialist students from Panama.
7)
January 1980
The Arabian Peninsula Liberation Front is established to act as a hub dedicated to exporting the Islamic Revolution to the Arabian Peninsula
January 1980
The Arabian Peninsula Liberation Front is established to act as a hub dedicated to exporting the Islamic Revolution to the Arabian Peninsula
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This office is tasked with creating a network to export the revolution to the Gulf states, not least Saudi Arabia, in a move that would catalyse the rupture of Iranian-Saudi relations.
This office is tasked with creating a network to export the revolution to the Gulf states, not least Saudi Arabia, in a move that would catalyse the rupture of Iranian-Saudi relations.
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February 1980
Nigeria's Ibrahim Zakzaki pledges allegiance to Khomeini after visiting Tehran in February
1980
February 1980
Nigeria's Ibrahim Zakzaki pledges allegiance to Khomeini after visiting Tehran in February
1980
10)
He returns to Nigeria as a Shia convert and uses the newly founded Islamic Movement of Nigeria as a vehicle to export Khomeini's Islamic Revolution to the country and convert the local population to Shia Islam.
He returns to Nigeria as a Shia convert and uses the newly founded Islamic Movement of Nigeria as a vehicle to export Khomeini's Islamic Revolution to the country and convert the local population to Shia Islam.
11)
18 July 1980
The IRGC fails in its attempt to assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar, Iran's last prime minister under the shah, using a Lebanese cell loyal to Khomeini.
18 July 1980
The IRGC fails in its attempt to assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar, Iran's last prime minister under the shah, using a Lebanese cell loyal to Khomeini.
12)
22 July 1980
An Iranian operative assassinates exiled former Iranian diplomat Ali Akbar Tabatabai.
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22 July 1980
An Iranian operative assassinates exiled former Iranian diplomat Ali Akbar Tabatabai.
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13)
IRAN-IRAQ BORDER
September 1980
The IRGC redeploys its newly formed Afghan Shia militias that are loyal to Khomeini to the Iranian front line and scales up its recruitment of Afghan refugees in Iran.
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IRAN-IRAQ BORDER
September 1980
The IRGC redeploys its newly formed Afghan Shia militias that are loyal to Khomeini to the Iranian front line and scales up its recruitment of Afghan refugees in Iran.
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14)
MANAMA, BAHRAIN
December 1981
The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, a Shia Islamist militia trained and financed by the IRGC, attempts a coup to overthrow Bahrain's ruling monarchy and install a theocracy.
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MANAMA, BAHRAIN
December 1981
The Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, a Shia Islamist militia trained and financed by the IRGC, attempts a coup to overthrow Bahrain's ruling monarchy and install a theocracy.
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April–May 1982
Iran retakes all Iranian territory lost to Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq War and launches an offensive into Iraq. The IRGC seeks to export the revolution to Iraq.
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April–May 1982
Iran retakes all Iranian territory lost to Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq War and launches an offensive into Iraq. The IRGC seeks to export the revolution to Iraq.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
June–September 1982
Khomeini appoints then Iranian President Ali Khamenei (later supreme leader) as his representative to Hizbullah.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
June–September 1982
Khomeini appoints then Iranian President Ali Khamenei (later supreme leader) as his representative to Hizbullah.
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LEBANON AND SYRIA
11 June 1982
A special IRGC unit of 1,000 recruits arrives in Syria and Lebanon with the aim of "removing Israel from the face of the earth", to fight Israel after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and to export the Islamic Revolution to Lebanon.
LEBANON AND SYRIA
11 June 1982
A special IRGC unit of 1,000 recruits arrives in Syria and Lebanon with the aim of "removing Israel from the face of the earth", to fight Israel after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and to export the Islamic Revolution to Lebanon.
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LEBANON
June–September 1982
The IRGC manufactures Hizbullah as a Shia Islamist militia that embraces Iran's Shia Islamist ideology (velayat-e faqih) and vows allegiance to Khomeini.
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LEBANON
June–September 1982
The IRGC manufactures Hizbullah as a Shia Islamist militia that embraces Iran's Shia Islamist ideology (velayat-e faqih) and vows allegiance to Khomeini.
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TYRE, LEBANON
11 November 1982
Hizbullah conducts its first suicide bomb attack, on an Israeli military government building, killing 91 people.
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TYRE, LEBANON
11 November 1982
Hizbullah conducts its first suicide bomb attack, on an Israeli military government building, killing 91 people.
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LEBANON
July 1982 – June 1992
Lebanon hostage crisis: Hizbullah abducts 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992; eight die.
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LEBANON
July 1982 – June 1992
Lebanon hostage crisis: Hizbullah abducts 104 foreign hostages between 1982 and 1992; eight die.
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November 1982
The IRGC manufactures its Badr Corps, a Shia militia made from Iraqi refugees who had sworn allegiance to Iran's Islamic Revolution. The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq is created as a movement to export the revolution to Iraq.
November 1982
The IRGC manufactures its Badr Corps, a Shia militia made from Iraqi refugees who had sworn allegiance to Iran's Islamic Revolution. The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq is created as a movement to export the revolution to Iraq.
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April 1983
The IRGC establishes the Ramazan Headquarters dedicated to guerrilla warfare and militancy.
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April 1983
The IRGC establishes the Ramazan Headquarters dedicated to guerrilla warfare and militancy.
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The headquarters seeks to professionalise militancy and streamline coordination between the IRGC and Iranian-backed militias such as Hizbullah, the IRGC Badr Corps (Iraqi fighters) and the IRGC Abozar Brigade (Afghan fighters).
The headquarters seeks to professionalise militancy and streamline coordination between the IRGC and Iranian-backed militias such as Hizbullah, the IRGC Badr Corps (Iraqi fighters) and the IRGC Abozar Brigade (Afghan fighters).
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
18 April 1983
The IRGC coordinates two Hizbullah suicide bombings against Americans in Beirut. An attack on the US Embassy kills 63, including 17 Americans.
BEIRUT, LEBANON
18 April 1983
The IRGC coordinates two Hizbullah suicide bombings against Americans in Beirut. An attack on the US Embassy kills 63, including 17 Americans.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
23 October 1983
Beirut barracks bombings: targeting the US Marine barracks, kills 241 US service members in the bloodiest terrorist attack against the US before 9/11. The other, targeting a French military barracks, kills 58 French soldiers.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
23 October 1983
Beirut barracks bombings: targeting the US Marine barracks, kills 241 US service members in the bloodiest terrorist attack against the US before 9/11. The other, targeting a French military barracks, kills 58 French soldiers.
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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
12 December 1983
Lebanese Hizbullah and Iran-backed Iraqi Shia group Da'wa carry out a series of bombings in Kuwait targeting US, French and Kuwaiti individuals, killing six people and wounding nearly 90 more.
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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
12 December 1983
Lebanese Hizbullah and Iran-backed Iraqi Shia group Da'wa carry out a series of bombings in Kuwait targeting US, French and Kuwaiti individuals, killing six people and wounding nearly 90 more.
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27)
7 February 1984
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation, a Shia Islamist militia ideologically aligned with Khomeini and trained by the IRGC, assassinates Gholam Ali Oveissi, an Iranian general under the shah. The IRGC coordinates the operation from its Ramazan Headquarters
7 February 1984
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation, a Shia Islamist militia ideologically aligned with Khomeini and trained by the IRGC, assassinates Gholam Ali Oveissi, an Iranian general under the shah. The IRGC coordinates the operation from its Ramazan Headquarters
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
20 September 1984
Hizbullah, using the cover name of the Islamic Jihad Organisation, conducts a suicide bomb attack on the US Embassy in Beirut, killing 23.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
20 September 1984
Hizbullah, using the cover name of the Islamic Jihad Organisation, conducts a suicide bomb attack on the US Embassy in Beirut, killing 23.
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16 February 1985
IRGC commander Hossein Dehghan co-writes and edits Hizbullah's 1985 charter, which pledges to eradicate Israel.
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16 February 1985
IRGC commander Hossein Dehghan co-writes and edits Hizbullah's 1985 charter, which pledges to eradicate Israel.
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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
26 May 1985
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation takes responsibility for a failed suicide car bomb attack on the emir of Kuwait.
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KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
26 May 1985
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation takes responsibility for a failed suicide car bomb attack on the emir of Kuwait.
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ATHENS, GREECE
14 June 1985
Hizbullah hijacks Trans World Airlines Flight 847 shortly after take-off from Athens. The IRGC plays a crucial role in supervising and planning the hijacking.
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ATHENS, GREECE
14 June 1985
Hizbullah hijacks Trans World Airlines Flight 847 shortly after take-off from Athens. The IRGC plays a crucial role in supervising and planning the hijacking.
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PARIS, FRANCE
December 1985 – September 1986
Lebanese Hizbullah conducts a series of attacks with Iranian logistical support, killing 12 and wounding 200.
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PARIS, FRANCE
December 1985 – September 1986
Lebanese Hizbullah conducts a series of attacks with Iranian logistical support, killing 12 and wounding 200.
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA
13 July 1989
The IRGC and operatives of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate the chairman of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou.
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA
13 July 1989
The IRGC and operatives of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate the chairman of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou.
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1989
At the third International Islamic Unity Conference, new supreme leader Khamenei pushes the idea of Iran as the Umm al‐Qura‐ye Jahan-e Islam (the mother of all cities of the Islamic world), which seeks to shift Islam's capital from Mecca in Saudi Arabia to Qom in Iran.
1989
At the third International Islamic Unity Conference, new supreme leader Khamenei pushes the idea of Iran as the Umm al‐Qura‐ye Jahan-e Islam (the mother of all cities of the Islamic world), which seeks to shift Islam's capital from Mecca in Saudi Arabia to Qom in Iran.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
April 1990
The Quds Force is created as a separate branch of the IRGC dedicated to pursuing the regime's extraterritorial activities.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
April 1990
The Quds Force is created as a separate branch of the IRGC dedicated to pursuing the regime's extraterritorial activities.
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The name of this branch—Quds means Jerusalem—explicitly evokes the IRGC's ideological aspiration of the armed liberation of Jerusalem through the destruction of Israel.
The name of this branch—Quds means Jerusalem—explicitly evokes the IRGC's ideological aspiration of the armed liberation of Jerusalem through the destruction of Israel.
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24 April 1990
The Quds Force and operatives of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Kazem Rajavi. Rajavi was a human rights activist, a representative of the Iranian opposition group the People's Mujahideen of Iran
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24 April 1990
The Quds Force and operatives of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Kazem Rajavi. Rajavi was a human rights activist, a representative of the Iranian opposition group the People's Mujahideen of Iran
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MARCH
BASRA, IRAQ
March 1991 – April 1991
The IRGC's Iraqi Badr Corps is deployed to assist Iraq's March 1991 uprisings, in which thousands of Iraqi Kurds and Shias revolt against Saddam's regime after he is forced out of Kuwait.
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MARCH
BASRA, IRAQ
March 1991 – April 1991
The IRGC's Iraqi Badr Corps is deployed to assist Iraq's March 1991 uprisings, in which thousands of Iraqi Kurds and Shias revolt against Saddam's regime after he is forced out of Kuwait.
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BEIRUT, LEBANON
4 June 1991
The Quds Force uses the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, a Khamenei-run humanitarian organisation, to establish Hizbullah's first TV news network, Al-Manar TV. The channel's aim is to propagate Iran's Shia Islamist ideology
BEIRUT, LEBANON
4 June 1991
The Quds Force uses the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, a Khamenei-run humanitarian organisation, to establish Hizbullah's first TV news network, Al-Manar TV. The channel's aim is to propagate Iran's Shia Islamist ideology
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PARIS, FRANCE
6 August 1991
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar, Iran's last prime minister under the shah, and his secretary.
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PARIS, FRANCE
6 August 1991
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Shapour Bakhtiar, Iran's last prime minister under the shah, and his secretary.
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SUDAN
December 1991
After Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani visits Khartoum, approximately 2,000 IRGC personnel arrive in Sudan to train the Popular Defence Forces, a Sudanese militia.
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SUDAN
December 1991
After Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani visits Khartoum, approximately 2,000 IRGC personnel arrive in Sudan to train the Popular Defence Forces, a Sudanese militia.
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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
17 March 1992
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation carries out a car bomb attack at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 and injuring 252. The IRGC Quds Force coordinates and provides logistical support for the attack.
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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
17 March 1992
Hizbullah's Islamic Jihad Organisation carries out a car bomb attack at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 and injuring 252. The IRGC Quds Force coordinates and provides logistical support for the attack.
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43)
BONN, GERMANY
7 August 1992
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Fereydoun Farrokhzad, an Iranian singer and political dissident.
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BONN, GERMANY
7 August 1992
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Fereydoun Farrokhzad, an Iranian singer and political dissident.
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BERLIN, GERMANY
17 September 1992
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Iranian-Kurdish opposition leaders Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli, Homayoun Ardalan and Nouri Dehkordi at a Greek restaurant.
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BERLIN, GERMANY
17 September 1992
The Quds Force and Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security assassinate Iranian-Kurdish opposition leaders Sadegh Sharafkandi, Fattah Abdoli, Homayoun Ardalan and Nouri Dehkordi at a Greek restaurant.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
September 1992 – December 1995
The Quds Force instrumentalises Iran's Red Crescent Society to deploy recruits to Bosnia and Herzegovina to train the Islamist Bosnian Mujahideen in the Bosnian War and fight Serbian forces.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
September 1992 – December 1995
The Quds Force instrumentalises Iran's Red Crescent Society to deploy recruits to Bosnia and Herzegovina to train the Islamist Bosnian Mujahideen in the Bosnian War and fight Serbian forces.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
September 1992 – December 1995
On the Quds Force's orders, Hizbullah intervenes in the Bosnian War and sends 400 fighters to Europe.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
September 1992 – December 1995
On the Quds Force's orders, Hizbullah intervenes in the Bosnian War and sends 400 fighters to Europe.
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The Quds Force transfers hundreds of Bosnian Muslims to Iran for rigorous ideological indoctrination, in the hope that these radicalised recruits will return to Bosnia and Herzegovina and form an IRGC-organised militia committed to exporting the Islamic Revolution to Europe
The Quds Force transfers hundreds of Bosnian Muslims to Iran for rigorous ideological indoctrination, in the hope that these radicalised recruits will return to Bosnia and Herzegovina and form an IRGC-organised militia committed to exporting the Islamic Revolution to Europe
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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
18 July 1994
The Quds Force coordinates and provides logistical support for a Hizbullah attack on a Jewish community centre that kills 95 and wounds 300.
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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
18 July 1994
The Quds Force coordinates and provides logistical support for a Hizbullah attack on a Jewish community centre that kills 95 and wounds 300.
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
25 February 1996
Jaffa Road bus bombings: Hamas suicide bombers attack two buses in Jerusalem, killing 17 civilians and nine Israeli soldiers and wounding 48 civilians. The Quds Force financed the attack and trained the perpetrators in Iran.
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25 February 1996
Jaffa Road bus bombings: Hamas suicide bombers attack two buses in Jerusalem, killing 17 civilians and nine Israeli soldiers and wounding 48 civilians. The Quds Force financed the attack and trained the perpetrators in Iran.
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KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA
25 June 1996
The IRGC coordinates an attack by Hizbullah in Hijaz (Saudi Hizbullah) on the Khobar Towers, killing 19 US servicemen and one Saudi national and injuring 498.
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KHOBAR, SAUDI ARABIA
25 June 1996
The IRGC coordinates an attack by Hizbullah in Hijaz (Saudi Hizbullah) on the Khobar Towers, killing 19 US servicemen and one Saudi national and injuring 498.
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51)
PANJSHIR, AFGHANISTAN
September 1996
As Kabul falls to the Taliban, the Quds Force's Qassem Suleimani crosses the Iran-Afghanistan border to activate his cell network to establish an Afghan resistance headquarters in the Shia Hazara province of Panjshir.
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PANJSHIR, AFGHANISTAN
September 1996
As Kabul falls to the Taliban, the Quds Force's Qassem Suleimani crosses the Iran-Afghanistan border to activate his cell network to establish an Afghan resistance headquarters in the Shia Hazara province of Panjshir.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
December 1997
The Quds Force instrumentalises Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting to launch a Bosnian-language radio station, and later a TV channel, called Sahar to propagate its ideology in the Western Balkans.
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
December 1997
The Quds Force instrumentalises Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting to launch a Bosnian-language radio station, and later a TV channel, called Sahar to propagate its ideology in the Western Balkans.
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KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1998
Hossein Hamedani, a Quds Force commander later killed in the Syrian Civil War in 2015, arrives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the guise of the Islamic Republic's military attaché.
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KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1998
Hossein Hamedani, a Quds Force commander later killed in the Syrian Civil War in 2015, arrives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the guise of the Islamic Republic's military attaché.
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PRIZREN, KOSOVO
February 1998 – June 1999
The Quds Force uses funds provided by Iran's Culture Centre in Belgrade to form a so-called cultural society to recruit and transfer ethnic Albanians to Iran to undergo ideological indoctrination and return to Europe.
PRIZREN, KOSOVO
February 1998 – June 1999
The Quds Force uses funds provided by Iran's Culture Centre in Belgrade to form a so-called cultural society to recruit and transfer ethnic Albanians to Iran to undergo ideological indoctrination and return to Europe.
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ACCRA, GHANA
September 2000
The Ahlul-Bait Foundation establishes the Islamic University College, Ghana. The college later becomes part of Al-Mustafa International University, which is frequently used by the IRGC for recruitment.
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ACCRA, GHANA
September 2000
The Ahlul-Bait Foundation establishes the Islamic University College, Ghana. The college later becomes part of Al-Mustafa International University, which is frequently used by the IRGC for recruitment.
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IRAN
October 2000 – February 2001
Iran allows al-Qaeda militants to pass through its borders without receiving stamps in their passports. These militants would later conduct the 9/11 attacks.
IRAN
October 2000 – February 2001
Iran allows al-Qaeda militants to pass through its borders without receiving stamps in their passports. These militants would later conduct the 9/11 attacks.
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RED SEA
3 January 2002
Karine A affair: Israel seizes an Iranian-linked vessel found to be carrying 50 tonnes of weapons to the Palestinian Authority
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RED SEA
3 January 2002
Karine A affair: Israel seizes an Iranian-linked vessel found to be carrying 50 tonnes of weapons to the Palestinian Authority
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TEHRAN, IRAN
December 2002
The Quds Force gains $26 million to strengthen the Badr Corps, an IRGC-manufactured militia of Shia Iraqi refugees, as Khamenei raises with senior military officials the possibility of a US invasion of Iraq.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
December 2002
The Quds Force gains $26 million to strengthen the Badr Corps, an IRGC-manufactured militia of Shia Iraqi refugees, as Khamenei raises with senior military officials the possibility of a US invasion of Iraq.
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BASRA, IRAQ
March 2003
As the US-led invasion of Iraq begins, Quds Force officials and hundreds of Badr Corps militants covertly cross the border into southern Iraq and connect with Iranian cells, which would be activated to transport Iranian munitions across the border
BASRA, IRAQ
March 2003
As the US-led invasion of Iraq begins, Quds Force officials and hundreds of Badr Corps militants covertly cross the border into southern Iraq and connect with Iranian cells, which would be activated to transport Iranian munitions across the border
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IRAQ
March 2003
Under Suleimani's supervision, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, the former chief of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, becomes the main coordinator for sending Iraqi Shia clerics to export velayat-e faqih to Shia heartlands.
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IRAQ
March 2003
Under Suleimani's supervision, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, the former chief of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, becomes the main coordinator for sending Iraqi Shia clerics to export velayat-e faqih to Shia heartlands.
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2003–2011
To inflict maximum harm on US coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Quds Force begins to support grassroots militias, some of which—including al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan—are ideologically opposed to Tehran and actively hostile towards it
2003–2011
To inflict maximum harm on US coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Quds Force begins to support grassroots militias, some of which—including al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan—are ideologically opposed to Tehran and actively hostile towards it
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The Quds Force trains, arms and finances local Iraqi and Afghan militant groups that share the goal of attacking US and British forces. This marks the start of the mercenary era of the IRGC's militia doctrine.
The Quds Force trains, arms and finances local Iraqi and Afghan militant groups that share the goal of attacking US and British forces. This marks the start of the mercenary era of the IRGC's militia doctrine.
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AFGHANISTAN
2003–2011
To inflict maximum harm on US coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Quds Force begins to support grassroots militias, some of which—including al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan—are ideologically opposed 🔻🔻
AFGHANISTAN
2003–2011
To inflict maximum harm on US coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Quds Force begins to support grassroots militias, some of which—including al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan—are ideologically opposed 🔻🔻
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to Tehran and actively hostile towards it. The Quds Force trains, arms and finances local Iraqi and Afghan militant groups that share the goal of attacking US and British forces. This marks the start of the mercenary era of the IRGC's militia doctrine.
to Tehran and actively hostile towards it. The Quds Force trains, arms and finances local Iraqi and Afghan militant groups that share the goal of attacking US and British forces. This marks the start of the mercenary era of the IRGC's militia doctrine.
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IRAQ
May 2003
Iranian-backed Shia militias in Iraq launch an uprising against the US military presence, unleashing deadly attacks on coalition forces through roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which are made in Iran and supplied by the IRGC.
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IRAQ
May 2003
Iranian-backed Shia militias in Iraq launch an uprising against the US military presence, unleashing deadly attacks on coalition forces through roadside improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which are made in Iran and supplied by the IRGC.
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June 2003
Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr founds the Shia Islamist militia group the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi). Despite their differences, the Quds Force begins supporting the Mahdi Army, including by training, arming and financing its fighters as part of its mercenary tactic.
June 2003
Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr founds the Shia Islamist militia group the Mahdi Army (Jaysh al-Mahdi). Despite their differences, the Quds Force begins supporting the Mahdi Army, including by training, arming and financing its fighters as part of its mercenary tactic.
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May 2004 – August 2004
After the Mahdi Army's ceasefire with US-led forces, the Quds Force calls on Qais al-Khazali, a pro-Khamenei member of the Mahdi Army, to split from Sadr's movement and operate as an Iranian-backed group.
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May 2004 – August 2004
After the Mahdi Army's ceasefire with US-led forces, the Quds Force calls on Qais al-Khazali, a pro-Khamenei member of the Mahdi Army, to split from Sadr's movement and operate as an Iranian-backed group.
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IRAN-AFGHAN BORDER
January 2005
Iranian intelligence reportedly delivers $212,000 to fund Afghan militants.
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IRAN-AFGHAN BORDER
January 2005
Iranian intelligence reportedly delivers $212,000 to fund Afghan militants.
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IRAQ
July 2006
Asaib al-Haaq is formally established as an IRGC-backed Shia militia in Iraq. The group would eventually claim responsibility for over 6,000 attacks on US and coalition forces.
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IRAQ
July 2006
Asaib al-Haaq is formally established as an IRGC-backed Shia militia in Iraq. The group would eventually claim responsibility for over 6,000 attacks on US and coalition forces.
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BASRA, IRAQ
6 May 2006
Asaib al-Haaq shoots down a British Lynx helicopter, killing five British soldiers.
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BASRA, IRAQ
6 May 2006
Asaib al-Haaq shoots down a British Lynx helicopter, killing five British soldiers.
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LEBANON
2006
33-Day War: Having successfully tested the Quds Force's insurgency strategy against coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, Suleimani travels to Lebanon to implement this approach against Israel when war breaks out again between Israel and Hizbullah.
LEBANON
2006
33-Day War: Having successfully tested the Quds Force's insurgency strategy against coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, Suleimani travels to Lebanon to implement this approach against Israel when war breaks out again between Israel and Hizbullah.
72)
LEBANON
12 July – 14 August 2006
The Quds Force uses Iran's Red Crescent Society and the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as cover to smuggle military equipment and weapons from Iran to Lebanon
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LEBANON
12 July – 14 August 2006
The Quds Force uses Iran's Red Crescent Society and the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation as cover to smuggle military equipment and weapons from Iran to Lebanon
#IRGCterrorists
73)
2006 – 2009
The Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon is founded to rebuild the country after the 33-Day War. By 2009, the Islamic Republic has implemented nearly 400 development projects
#IRGCterrorists
2006 – 2009
The Iranian Committee for the Reconstruction of Lebanon is founded to rebuild the country after the 33-Day War. By 2009, the Islamic Republic has implemented nearly 400 development projects
#IRGCterrorists
74)
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
December 2006
The Quds Force provides $22 million in cash to the Palestinian militant group Hamas during its first trip to Tehran after taking office following the March 2006 Palestinian election.
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
December 2006
The Quds Force provides $22 million in cash to the Palestinian militant group Hamas during its first trip to Tehran after taking office following the March 2006 Palestinian election.
75)
2007
Khamenei founds Al-Mustafa International University as a merger of two Iranian religious organisations: the World Centre of Islamic Sciences and the Organisation of Seminarians. Al-Mustafa is Iran's global engine of indoctrination and greatest soft-power asset abroad.
2007
Khamenei founds Al-Mustafa International University as a merger of two Iranian religious organisations: the World Centre of Islamic Sciences and the Organisation of Seminarians. Al-Mustafa is Iran's global engine of indoctrination and greatest soft-power asset abroad.
76)
20 January 2007
Asaib al-Haaq kidnaps five US soldiers, all of whom are killed.
20 January 2007
Asaib al-Haaq kidnaps five US soldiers, all of whom are killed.
77)
PERSIAN GULF
23 March 2007
The IRGC detains 15 British Royal Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall off the Iran-Iraq coast.
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PERSIAN GULF
23 March 2007
The IRGC detains 15 British Royal Navy personnel from HMS Cornwall off the Iran-Iraq coast.
#IRGCterrorists
78)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
29 May 2007
An Iranian proxy militia in Iraq kidnaps five British men, including computer expert Peter Moore. The Quds Force coordinates the attack, and the hostages are reportedly taken to Iran.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
29 May 2007
An Iranian proxy militia in Iraq kidnaps five British men, including computer expert Peter Moore. The Quds Force coordinates the attack, and the hostages are reportedly taken to Iran.
79)
TEHRAN, IRAN
8 July 2007
Iran launches Press TV as a state-owned news and documentary network that broadcasts in English and French. Press TV is part of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and seeks to propagate the regime's ideology.
TEHRAN, IRAN
8 July 2007
Iran launches Press TV as a state-owned news and documentary network that broadcasts in English and French. Press TV is part of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and seeks to propagate the regime's ideology.
80)
IRAQ
August 2007
Kataib Hizbullah, an IRGC-manufactured militia, is formed from a merger of several IRGC-backed Shia militias under the leadership of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi-Iranian dual national and a member of the IRGC's Badr Corps.
IRAQ
August 2007
Kataib Hizbullah, an IRGC-manufactured militia, is formed from a merger of several IRGC-backed Shia militias under the leadership of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi-Iranian dual national and a member of the IRGC's Badr Corps.
81)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
19 February 2008
Kataib Hizbullah launches an improvised rocket-assisted munition explosive device at a US military base southeast of Baghdad, killing one American civilian.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
19 February 2008
Kataib Hizbullah launches an improvised rocket-assisted munition explosive device at a US military base southeast of Baghdad, killing one American civilian.
82)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
4 June 2008
Kataib Hizbullah conducts an attack that is meant to target coalition forces but instead kills 18 civilians, wounds 29 and destroys 19 homes.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
4 June 2008
Kataib Hizbullah conducts an attack that is meant to target coalition forces but instead kills 18 civilians, wounds 29 and destroys 19 homes.
83)
The Khomeini Relief Foundation has established a presence in all of Iraq's 11 Shia provinces, effectively operating as a recruitment centre for Shia militias. The Khamenei-run charity is an ideological front and plays a key role in supporting the IRGC's operations
The Khomeini Relief Foundation has established a presence in all of Iraq's 11 Shia provinces, effectively operating as a recruitment centre for Shia militias. The Khamenei-run charity is an ideological front and plays a key role in supporting the IRGC's operations
84)
IRAN
June 2009 – February 2010
The IRGC and its Basij civil militia crush the anti-regime Green Movement uprising, which was sparked by the fraudulent 2009 presidential election. Regime forces kill at least 72 civilians and detain over 4,000.
#IRGCterrorists
IRAN
June 2009 – February 2010
The IRGC and its Basij civil militia crush the anti-regime Green Movement uprising, which was sparked by the fraudulent 2009 presidential election. Regime forces kill at least 72 civilians and detain over 4,000.
#IRGCterrorists
85)
SAN FRANCISCO, US
December 2009
A group that calls itself the Iranian Cyber Army and is linked to the IRGC launches a cyberattack on Twitter to redirect users to a third-party, pro-regime propaganda site.
SAN FRANCISCO, US
December 2009
A group that calls itself the Iranian Cyber Army and is linked to the IRGC launches a cyberattack on Twitter to redirect users to a third-party, pro-regime propaganda site.
86)
KANO, NIGERIA
2010
A branch of Al-Mustafa International University is established in Kano.
KANO, NIGERIA
2010
A branch of Al-Mustafa International University is established in Kano.
87)
CALABRIA, ITALY
22 September 2010
Italian police intercept an arms delivery from Iran to Syria and seize seven tonnes of explosives.
CALABRIA, ITALY
22 September 2010
Italian police intercept an arms delivery from Iran to Syria and seize seven tonnes of explosives.
88)
LAGOS, NIGERIA
October 2010
Nigerian authorities seize an Iranian shipment of weapons for rebel groups in The Gambia and Senegal.
LAGOS, NIGERIA
October 2010
Nigerian authorities seize an Iranian shipment of weapons for rebel groups in The Gambia and Senegal.
89)
YEMEN
February 2011
Yemeni authorities seize an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 900 Iranian-made anti-tank and anti-helicopter rockets bound for Houthi rebels.
YEMEN
February 2011
Yemeni authorities seize an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 900 Iranian-made anti-tank and anti-helicopter rockets bound for Houthi rebels.
90)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA
April 2011 – present
After the start of the Syrian uprising, the Quds Force uses Iranian civilian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air to transport vital supplies, such as arms, money and personnel, to the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
DAMASCUS, SYRIA
April 2011 – present
After the start of the Syrian uprising, the Quds Force uses Iranian civilian airlines Mahan Air and Iran Air to transport vital supplies, such as arms, money and personnel, to the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
91)
WARNES, BOLIVIA
May 2011
Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defence minister and the first Quds Force commander, visits Bolivia for the inauguration of the country's military college. Up to 300 members are transferred to Bolivia to serve as trainers at the college.
#IRGCterrorists
WARNES, BOLIVIA
May 2011
Ahmad Vahidi, Iran's defence minister and the first Quds Force commander, visits Bolivia for the inauguration of the country's military college. Up to 300 members are transferred to Bolivia to serve as trainers at the college.
#IRGCterrorists
92)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
6 June 2011
A Kataib Hizbullah rocket attack on a US base kills five US soldiers.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
6 June 2011
A Kataib Hizbullah rocket attack on a US base kills five US soldiers.
93)
JUNE
ZURBATIYAH, IRAQ
29 June 2011
A Kataib Hizbullah attack using Iranian-made rockets kills three US soldiers at a US base on Iraq's border with Iran.
JUNE
ZURBATIYAH, IRAQ
29 June 2011
A Kataib Hizbullah attack using Iranian-made rockets kills three US soldiers at a US base on Iraq's border with Iran.
94)
17 September 2011
Iran hosts the inaugural Islamic Awakening conference in response to the Arab Spring uprisings. Tehran invites Islamist groups including the Taliban to take part. An IRGC commander vows to "transfer its experiences" to the protesters.
#IRGCterrorists
17 September 2011
Iran hosts the inaugural Islamic Awakening conference in response to the Arab Spring uprisings. Tehran invites Islamist groups including the Taliban to take part. An IRGC commander vows to "transfer its experiences" to the protesters.
#IRGCterrorists
95)
NEW YORK, US
29 September 2011
A Quds Force operative is arrested in New York for planning to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US in a restaurant in Washington, DC.
#IRGCterrorists
NEW YORK, US
29 September 2011
A Quds Force operative is arrested in New York for planning to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US in a restaurant in Washington, DC.
#IRGCterrorists
96)
TEHRAN, IRAN
29 November 2011
The IRGC's Basij unit attacks and ransacks the British Embassy in Tehran.
#IRGCterrorists
TEHRAN, IRAN
29 November 2011
The IRGC's Basij unit attacks and ransacks the British Embassy in Tehran.
#IRGCterrorists
97)
YEMEN
2011
Yemeni authorities seize an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 900 Iranian-made anti-tank and anti-helicopter rockets bound for Houthi rebels.
YEMEN
2011
Yemeni authorities seize an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 900 Iranian-made anti-tank and anti-helicopter rockets bound for Houthi rebels.
98)
KARACHI, PAKISTAN
2011
Operatives linked to the Quds Force assassinate Saudi diplomat Hassan al-Qahtani
KARACHI, PAKISTAN
2011
Operatives linked to the Quds Force assassinate Saudi diplomat Hassan al-Qahtani
99)
Iranian hackers linked to the IRGC target 46 major financial institutions and corporations, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers unable to access their bank accounts. The organisations affected spend tens of millions of dollars to mitigate and neutralise the attacks.
Iranian hackers linked to the IRGC target 46 major financial institutions and corporations, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers unable to access their bank accounts. The organisations affected spend tens of millions of dollars to mitigate and neutralise the attacks.
100)
3 January 2012
Quds Force commander Hossein Hamedani, who was in charge of violently suppressing Iran's 2009 Green Movement, arrives in Syria to advise Assad on how to crush the Syrian uprising.
3 January 2012
Quds Force commander Hossein Hamedani, who was in charge of violently suppressing Iran's 2009 Green Movement, arrives in Syria to advise Assad on how to crush the Syrian uprising.
101)
January 2012
The IRGC's plan to save Assad by creating a Syrian Basij has five dimensions: military, security, economic, political and, crucially, cultural-ideological
January 2012
The IRGC's plan to save Assad by creating a Syrian Basij has five dimensions: military, security, economic, political and, crucially, cultural-ideological
102)
TURKEY
2012
Four Quds Force operatives are arrested for plotting an attack against Israeli targets.
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TURKEY
2012
Four Quds Force operatives are arrested for plotting an attack against Israeli targets.
#IRGCterrorists
103)
NEW DELHI, INDIA
13 February 2012
The Quds Force orchestrates a failed bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat, injuring four people.
NEW DELHI, INDIA
13 February 2012
The Quds Force orchestrates a failed bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat, injuring four people.
104)
TBILISI, GEORGIA
13 February 2012
Georgian intelligence foils a Quds Force bomb plot, which aimed to target the Israeli Embassy in Tbilisi.
#IRGCterorrists
TBILISI, GEORGIA
13 February 2012
Georgian intelligence foils a Quds Force bomb plot, which aimed to target the Israeli Embassy in Tbilisi.
#IRGCterorrists
105)
14 February 2012
A Quds Force bomb plot to assassinate Israeli diplomats fails but injures five people.
#IRGCterorrists
14 February 2012
A Quds Force bomb plot to assassinate Israeli diplomats fails but injures five people.
#IRGCterorrists
106)
MOMBASA, KENYA
June 2012
Two Quds Force operatives arrive in Kenya and travel to Mombasa to receive explosives, having carried out surveillance on Israeli, British, US and Saudi targets in Kenya. Both operatives are arrested on 19 June in Mombasa.
#IRGCterorrists
MOMBASA, KENYA
June 2012
Two Quds Force operatives arrive in Kenya and travel to Mombasa to receive explosives, having carried out surveillance on Israeli, British, US and Saudi targets in Kenya. Both operatives are arrested on 19 June in Mombasa.
#IRGCterorrists
107)
BURGAS, BULGARIA
18 July 2012
The Quds Force coordinates a Hizbullah bus suicide bomb attack that kills five Israelis and a Bulgarian.
BURGAS, BULGARIA
18 July 2012
The Quds Force coordinates a Hizbullah bus suicide bomb attack that kills five Israelis and a Bulgarian.
108)
ABUJA, NIGERIA
21 February 2013
Members of an Iranian-funded cell that was trained in Iran are arrested for plotting attacks on Nigerian leaders, including former military leader Ibrahim Babangida and the former sultan of Sokoto,
ABUJA, NIGERIA
21 February 2013
Members of an Iranian-funded cell that was trained in Iran are arrested for plotting attacks on Nigerian leaders, including former military leader Ibrahim Babangida and the former sultan of Sokoto,
Ibrahim Dasuki, as well as the Saudi ambassador to Nigeria, and for conducting surveillance on US and Israeli targets in Nigeria, including USAID offices.
109)
SYRIA
April 2013 onwards
The Quds Force transforms its intervention in Syria into a religious-ideological cause and doubles down on sectarianism, propagating the idea that Shiism is under attack after Salafi-jihadi attacks on Shia shrines.
#IRGCterorrists
SYRIA
April 2013 onwards
The Quds Force transforms its intervention in Syria into a religious-ideological cause and doubles down on sectarianism, propagating the idea that Shiism is under attack after Salafi-jihadi attacks on Shia shrines.
#IRGCterorrists
110)
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
13 April 2013
An Iranian operative travelling on a fake Israeli passport is arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack after he carried out surveillance on the Israeli Embassy.
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
13 April 2013
An Iranian operative travelling on a fake Israeli passport is arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack after he carried out surveillance on the Israeli Embassy.
111)
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
April 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina expels two Iranian diplomats for espionage and connections to terrorism.
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
April 2013
Bosnia and Herzegovina expels two Iranian diplomats for espionage and connections to terrorism.
112)
SYRIA
21 August 2013
The IRGC-backed militia Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada is speculated to have been involved in the Assad regime's chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb.
SYRIA
21 August 2013
The IRGC-backed militia Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada is speculated to have been involved in the Assad regime's chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb.
113)
MASHHAD, IRAN
Winter 2013
The Quds Force manufactures a new Shia militia, the Afghan Fatemiyoun. The Quds Force recruits the Fatemiyoun's membership from Iran's Afghan Shia refugee population and Afghan clerical students studying at Al-Mustafa International University.
MASHHAD, IRAN
Winter 2013
The Quds Force manufactures a new Shia militia, the Afghan Fatemiyoun. The Quds Force recruits the Fatemiyoun's membership from Iran's Afghan Shia refugee population and Afghan clerical students studying at Al-Mustafa International University.
114)
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
6 February 2015
A senior Iranian diplomat is expelled from Uruguay for planning an attack near the Israeli Embassy.
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
6 February 2015
A senior Iranian diplomat is expelled from Uruguay for planning an attack near the Israeli Embassy.
115)
TURKEY
31 March 2015
An Iranian-based hacker group with ties to the IRGC disrupts energy infrastructure in Turkey, leading to a 12-hour power cut in over half of the country's provinces.
#IRGCterorrists
TURKEY
31 March 2015
An Iranian-based hacker group with ties to the IRGC disrupts energy infrastructure in Turkey, leading to a 12-hour power cut in over half of the country's provinces.
#IRGCterorrists
116)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
24 July 2015
Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani breaks a UN travel ban and travels to Moscow to ask for a Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict. Russia's military intervenes weeks later.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
24 July 2015
Quds Force Commander Qassem Suleimani breaks a UN travel ban and travels to Moscow to ask for a Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict. Russia's military intervenes weeks later.
117)
LONDON, UK
30 September 2015
British intelligence services discover that Hizbullah has been stockpiling explosive materials in London. Three tonnes of ammonium nitrate are found at an Iranian-linked bomb factory.
#IRGCterorrists
LONDON, UK
30 September 2015
British intelligence services discover that Hizbullah has been stockpiling explosive materials in London. Three tonnes of ammonium nitrate are found at an Iranian-linked bomb factory.
#IRGCterorrists
118)
ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS
15 December 2015
Iranian dissident Mohammed Reza Kolahi Samadi is assassinated in the Netherlands by local criminals hired by the Islamic Republic.
#IRGCterorrists
ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS
15 December 2015
Iranian dissident Mohammed Reza Kolahi Samadi is assassinated in the Netherlands by local criminals hired by the Islamic Republic.
#IRGCterorrists
119)
TEHRAN, IRAN
4 January 2016
The IRGC's Basij members attack and torch the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.
TEHRAN, IRAN
4 January 2016
The IRGC's Basij members attack and torch the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.
120)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
24 February 2016
An Iranian plot to hijack a Saudi aircraft is foiled.
#IRGCterorrists
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
24 February 2016
An Iranian plot to hijack a Saudi aircraft is foiled.
#IRGCterorrists
121)
NAIROBI, KENYA
29 November 2016
Two Iranians working at the Iranian Embassy in Kenya are arrested on terrorism charges after carrying out surveillance on the Israeli Embassy
#IRGCterorrists
NAIROBI, KENYA
29 November 2016
Two Iranians working at the Iranian Embassy in Kenya are arrested on terrorism charges after carrying out surveillance on the Israeli Embassy
#IRGCterorrists
122)
RED SEA
30 January 2017
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attack a Saudi frigate in the Red Sea via an unmanned boat likely supplied by the IRGC.
#IRGCterorrists
RED SEA
30 January 2017
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attack a Saudi frigate in the Red Sea via an unmanned boat likely supplied by the IRGC.
#IRGCterorrists
123)
BERLIN, GERMANY
27 March 2017
A Pakistani man is convicted of spying for Iran and identifying potential targets for the Quds Force in Germany
BERLIN, GERMANY
27 March 2017
A Pakistani man is convicted of spying for Iran and identifying potential targets for the Quds Force in Germany
124)
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
29 April 2017
The Quds Force assassinates Saeed Karimian, an Iranian TV executive and the owner of the United Arab Emirates–based Persian-language TV channel GEM TV.
#IRGCterorrists
ISTANBUL, TURKEY
29 April 2017
The Quds Force assassinates Saeed Karimian, an Iranian TV executive and the owner of the United Arab Emirates–based Persian-language TV channel GEM TV.
#IRGCterorrists
125)
LONDON, UK
23 June 2017
An Iranian hacker group tied to the IRGC conducts a cyberattack on the UK parliament, which compromises the email accounts of 90 parliamentarians.
#IRGCterorrists
LONDON, UK
23 June 2017
An Iranian hacker group tied to the IRGC conducts a cyberattack on the UK parliament, which compromises the email accounts of 90 parliamentarians.
#IRGCterorrists
126)
CHICAGO, US
21 July 2017
Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a US-Iranian dual national acting as an agent for Iran's regime, conducts covert surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in Chicago.
#IRGCterorrists
CHICAGO, US
21 July 2017
Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, a US-Iranian dual national acting as an agent for Iran's regime, conducts covert surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in Chicago.
#IRGCterorrists
127)
NEW YORK CITY, US
20 September 2017
Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen living in California and acting as an agent for Iran's regime, conducts covert surveillance by collecting identifying information members of the dissident group People's Mujahideen.
#IRGCterorrists
NEW YORK CITY, US
20 September 2017
Majid Ghorbani, an Iranian citizen living in California and acting as an agent for Iran's regime, conducts covert surveillance by collecting identifying information members of the dissident group People's Mujahideen.
#IRGCterorrists
128)
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
4 November 2017
Yemeni Houthis fire a ballistic missile supplied by the Quds Force at Riyadh International Airport. Saudi Arabia describes this as an "act of war" committed by Iran.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
4 November 2017
Yemeni Houthis fire a ballistic missile supplied by the Quds Force at Riyadh International Airport. Saudi Arabia describes this as an "act of war" committed by Iran.
129)
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
8 November 2017
Ahmad Mola Nissi, an Iranian dissident, is assassinated in The Hague by local criminals hired by the Islamic Republic.
#IRGCterorrists
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS
8 November 2017
Ahmad Mola Nissi, an Iranian dissident, is assassinated in The Hague by local criminals hired by the Islamic Republic.
#IRGCterorrists
130)
IRAN NATIONWIDE
28 December 2017 – 7 January 2018
Anti-regime protests erupt across Iran. The IRGC and security forces suppress the demonstrations, killing 25 and detaining 4,000.
#IRGCterorrists
IRAN NATIONWIDE
28 December 2017 – 7 January 2018
Anti-regime protests erupt across Iran. The IRGC and security forces suppress the demonstrations, killing 25 and detaining 4,000.
#IRGCterorrists
131)
GERMANY
16 January 2018
German authorities conduct ten raids targeting a suspected Iranian spy cell linked to the Quds Force. Raids occur in Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine–Westphalia and Bavaria.
#IRGCterorrists
GERMANY
16 January 2018
German authorities conduct ten raids targeting a suspected Iranian spy cell linked to the Quds Force. Raids occur in Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine–Westphalia and Bavaria.
#IRGCterorrists
132)
ISRAEL
10 February 2018
The Israeli Defence Forces shoot down an IRGC drone loaded with explosives after it crosses Israel's northern border.
#IRGCterorrists
ISRAEL
10 February 2018
The Israeli Defence Forces shoot down an IRGC drone loaded with explosives after it crosses Israel's northern border.
#IRGCterorrists
133)
GOLAN HEIGHTS, ISRAEL
10 May 2018
The Quds Force fires approximately 20 rockets towards the forward line of Israeli Defence Forces positions in the Golan Heights.
GOLAN HEIGHTS, ISRAEL
10 May 2018
The Quds Force fires approximately 20 rockets towards the forward line of Israeli Defence Forces positions in the Golan Heights.
134)
28 June 2018
Paris bomb plot: Assadi hands over a package containing half a kilogram of explosives and a detonator to bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an Iranian dissident group, near Paris.
#IRGCterorrists
28 June 2018
Paris bomb plot: Assadi hands over a package containing half a kilogram of explosives and a detonator to bomb a rally of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an Iranian dissident group, near Paris.
#IRGCterorrists
September 2018
Danish authorities foil an assassination attempt by Iranian intelligence targeting Arab-Iranian activists. A senior Iranian intelligence operative with Norwegian citizenship is arrested for planning the assassinations of three Iranians living in exile in Denmark.
Danish authorities foil an assassination attempt by Iranian intelligence targeting Arab-Iranian activists. A senior Iranian intelligence operative with Norwegian citizenship is arrested for planning the assassinations of three Iranians living in exile in Denmark.
135)
TIRANA, ALBANIA
18 December 2018
Albanian authorities expel Iranian ambassador to Tirana and another diplomat for threatening the security of the country.
#IRGCterorrists
TIRANA, ALBANIA
18 December 2018
Albanian authorities expel Iranian ambassador to Tirana and another diplomat for threatening the security of the country.
#IRGCterorrists
136)
FUJAIRAH COAST, GULF OF OMAN
12 May 2019
The IRGC sabotages an attack on four commercial ships—two Saudi oil tankers, a Norwegian oil tanker and an Emirati ship—in the Gulf of Oman.
#IRGCterorrists
FUJAIRAH COAST, GULF OF OMAN
12 May 2019
The IRGC sabotages an attack on four commercial ships—two Saudi oil tankers, a Norwegian oil tanker and an Emirati ship—in the Gulf of Oman.
#IRGCterorrists
137)
GULF OF OMAN, INDIAN OCEAN
13 June 2019
The IRGC uses limpet mines to attack two oil tankers—operated by a Japanese company and a Norwegian company—near the Strait of Hormuz.
#IRGCterorrists
GULF OF OMAN, INDIAN OCEAN
13 June 2019
The IRGC uses limpet mines to attack two oil tankers—operated by a Japanese company and a Norwegian company—near the Strait of Hormuz.
#IRGCterorrists
138)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PERSIAN GULF
20 June 2019
The IRGC shoots down a US drone over international waters.
#IRGCterorrists
STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PERSIAN GULF
20 June 2019
The IRGC shoots down a US drone over international waters.
#IRGCterorrists
139)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PERSIAN GULF
19 July 2020
The IRGC hijacks and seizes a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero.
#IRGCterorrists
STRAIT OF HORMUZ, PERSIAN GULF
19 July 2020
The IRGC hijacks and seizes a British-flagged oil tanker, the Stena Impero.
#IRGCterorrists
140)
IRAQ
September 2019
Rouhollah Zam, a dissident Iranian journalist and head of a popular news site, is kidnapped and transferred to Iran by the IRGC and later sentenced to death.
#IRGCterorrists
IRAQ
September 2019
Rouhollah Zam, a dissident Iranian journalist and head of a popular news site, is kidnapped and transferred to Iran by the IRGC and later sentenced to death.
#IRGCterorrists
141)
ABQAIQ AND KHURAIS, SAUDI ARABIA
14 September 2019
The IRGC orchestrates a drone attack on the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities carried out by Houthi rebels.
#IRGCterorrists
ABQAIQ AND KHURAIS, SAUDI ARABIA
14 September 2019
The IRGC orchestrates a drone attack on the state-owned Saudi Aramco oil processing facilities carried out by Houthi rebels.
#IRGCterorrists
142)
2019
Anti-corruption protests erupt with strong sentiment against the Iranian regime. On the orders of Quds Force commander Suleimani, Iranian-backed militias in Iraq violently suppress the protests. As many as 500 unarmed civilians are killed and a further 27000 injured.
2019
Anti-corruption protests erupt with strong sentiment against the Iranian regime. On the orders of Quds Force commander Suleimani, Iranian-backed militias in Iraq violently suppress the protests. As many as 500 unarmed civilians are killed and a further 27000 injured.
143)
As protests erupt, Suleimani travels to Baghdad and chairs a security meeting where he orders Iranian-backed militias to crack down on demonstrations, reportedly saying, "We in Iran know how to deal with protests". The death toll the next day rises above 100.
As protests erupt, Suleimani travels to Baghdad and chairs a security meeting where he orders Iranian-backed militias to crack down on demonstrations, reportedly saying, "We in Iran know how to deal with protests". The death toll the next day rises above 100.
144)
IRAN NATIONWIDE
15–21 November 2019
Anti-regime protests break out across Iran. IRGC and security forces kill 1,500 protesters, and the Iranian government shuts down the internet in the country for six days.
#IRGCterorrists
IRAN NATIONWIDE
15–21 November 2019
Anti-regime protests break out across Iran. IRGC and security forces kill 1,500 protesters, and the Iranian government shuts down the internet in the country for six days.
#IRGCterorrists
145)
KIRKUK, IRAQ
27 December 2019
A rocket attack conducted by Iran proxy Kataib Hizbullah targets the K-1 Air Base, killing a US civilian contractor and wounding several US service members and Iraqi soldiers.
#IRGCterorrists
KIRKUK, IRAQ
27 December 2019
A rocket attack conducted by Iran proxy Kataib Hizbullah targets the K-1 Air Base, killing a US civilian contractor and wounding several US service members and Iraqi soldiers.
#IRGCterorrists
147)
8 January 2020
The IRGC launches 13 ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq, Ain al-Asad and Erbil, which host US and Coalition forces. 110 US troops are diagnosed with and treated for traumatic brain injuries from the attack.
#IRGCterorrists
8 January 2020
The IRGC launches 13 ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq, Ain al-Asad and Erbil, which host US and Coalition forces. 110 US troops are diagnosed with and treated for traumatic brain injuries from the attack.
#IRGCterorrists
148)
TEHRAN, IRAN
8 January 2020
The IRGC fires two missiles at a Ukrainian civilian aircraft in Iranian airspace, killing all 176 people on board.
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TEHRAN, IRAN
8 January 2020
The IRGC fires two missiles at a Ukrainian civilian aircraft in Iranian airspace, killing all 176 people on board.
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149)
2020
Albania expels two Iranian diplomats, Seyed Ahmed Hosseini Alast and Mohamed Peimanemati, in breach of their diplomatic status and the Vienna Convention. They was a member of the IRGC, and Peimanemati was a member of Iran’s Intelligence Agency, MOIS.
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2020
Albania expels two Iranian diplomats, Seyed Ahmed Hosseini Alast and Mohamed Peimanemati, in breach of their diplomatic status and the Vienna Convention. They was a member of the IRGC, and Peimanemati was a member of Iran’s Intelligence Agency, MOIS.
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150)
CAMP TAJI, IRAQ
11 March 2020
Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hizbullah launches a rocket attack, killing two US troops and one British soldier and injuring 12 people.
CAMP TAJI, IRAQ
11 March 2020
Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hizbullah launches a rocket attack, killing two US troops and one British soldier and injuring 12 people.
151)
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
11 July 2020
Iran-backed militia attacks a US military convoy carrying logistics supplies, destroying three vehicles.
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ
11 July 2020
Iran-backed militia attacks a US military convoy carrying logistics supplies, destroying three vehicles.
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152)
IRAQ
17 September 2020
A new armed militia calling itself Saraya Qassem al-Jabbarin announces its establishment and takes responsibility for two attacks on US convoys.
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IRAQ
17 September 2020
A new armed militia calling itself Saraya Qassem al-Jabbarin announces its establishment and takes responsibility for two attacks on US convoys.
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153)
IRAQ
27 September 2020
A new Shia militia in Iraq named al-Ghashieh announces its establishment with a proclaimed mission of targeting US forces. IRGC-linked media describe the group as being part of Iran's "Axis of Resistance".
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IRAQ
27 September 2020
A new Shia militia in Iraq named al-Ghashieh announces its establishment with a proclaimed mission of targeting US forces. IRGC-linked media describe the group as being part of Iran's "Axis of Resistance".
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