14th Imam Hossein Division
14th Imam Hossein Division (Persian: لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
| 14th Imam Hossein Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع) | |
| Active | 1979–present |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Branch | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Isfahan |
| Nickname(s) | "Imam Hossein" (امام حسین (ع)) |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Hossein Kharrazi Mostafa Raddanipoor |
It was first officially organized as the 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade during the Iran–Iraq War, just before Operation Tariq al-Qods. Its units had participated in various rebellions in Iran after the 1979 Revolution, and the soldiers of the division were predominantly from the Isfahan Province. It was later expanded into a division. It participated in various key operations and battles in the Iran-Iraq war.
Describing the IRGC units during the Iran-Iraq war, then-commander-in-chief of IRGC Mohsen Rezaei says:
We had four divisions that, anywhere they went, no [Iraqi] military force was able to resist against them. Haj Hemmat and [his] 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division, Hossein Kharrazi and [his] 14th Imam Hossein Division, Mehdi Bakeri and [his] 31st Ashura Division, Ahmad Kazemi and [his] 8th Najaf Division—which whenever they entered, it resulted in success without exception.
On the 2nd of March 2024, the Israeli Defence Forces claimed to have struck a vehicle in southern Lebanon containing members of the 14th Imam Hossein Division.