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Army Ground Forces to hold 3 major maneuvers in border areas

IRNA

Tehran, Oct 15, IRNA -- Commander of the Ground Forces of the Army 
Brigadier-General Nasser Mohammadifar said here on Wednesday that the 
forces will start three major maneuvers in border areas in northwest 
and southeast of the country on Thursday. 
Mohammadifar told IRNA that the maneuvers will be held on an area 
of 12,000 square kilometers, stressing that they are meant to boost 
Iran`s defense readiness by using modern combat techniques and new 
military hardware and software facilities. 
He said the maneuvers will involve heliborne operations, movement 
of army`s special forces, using the support of the artillery and 
missile units, as well as the helicopters and fighter jets of the Air 
Force. 
Mohammadifar said the Ground Forces will start the Tondar Maneuver
in the western province of Kurdestan concurrent with the Yavaran-e 
Mahdi (AS) Maneuver in the northwestern province of West Azerbaijan. 
He added that the Forces will then proceed on the maneuver of 
armored and infantry units that have been stationed in the southern 
and eastern parts of the country. 
The commander further added that the final stage of Tondar 
Maneuver will be implemented on Friday. 
Mohammadifar also said that the maneuvers will be guided by the 
tactical headquarters of the Ground Forces in Kurdestan by employing 
the capabilities of electronic war and the most up-to-date combat 
tactics. 
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