Third Phase Of Army Military Drills Start In Isfahan

Isfahan, May 24, IRNA - The Army’s Ground Forces Saturday started the third phase of a major military drills in the presence of Commander of the Iranian Armyˈs Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan in this central province. The military exercises code-named Beit ul-Muqaddas 26 started in Kashan on Friday with the test-firing of indigenous Nazeˈat and Fajr missiles on the eve of anniversary of liberation of Khorramshahr from the Iraqi occupation on May 24, 1982. Infantry and mechanized units, units from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Aviation as well as fighters from the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) are participating in the drills. The maneuver will be continued for two days./end