Two-day Military Exercises To Be Staged In Shahr-e-Rey

Shahrerey, Sept 24, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will hold 15,000-man strong maneuver in Shahr-e-Rey district of Tehran Province for two days from September 27-28, commander said on Sunday. IRGC Commander in charge of the operations, General Nasiri told IRNA that some 70 `Beit-ul-Moqaddas’ battalions will take part in the exercise, code-named 'Followers of Supreme Jurisprudent' (Rahrovan-e Velayat). The commander said that the exercises aim to raise combat readiness of the ground forces. He said that the troops will conduct shooting, night war, relief and rescue operations./end