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Supreme Leader observes latest stage of Ashoura 5 war games

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Tehran, Sept 8, IRNA -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution 
Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday inspected the latest stage of
the military exercise of the Basij (volunteer forces). 
The Ashoura 5 grand military exercise of the Basij has been going 
on in western Iran for eight days with participation of 12 divisions 
of the Basij supported by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). 
The Basij carried out the military exercise against hypothetical 
enemy in an area of 60,000 square kilometers. 
The magnitude of military exercise has been unprecedented in terms
of large involvement of armoured divisions, helicopter gunships and 
paratroopers to the trouble spots. 
The Supreme Leader visited the command center in Zanjan province 
to monitor performance of the troops. 
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces observed launch of 
surface-to-surface missiles, surface-to-air missiles and offensive 
of the Basij and IRGC ground forces against bases of the hypothetical 
enemy aimed at mopping up 60,000 square km territory from enemy 
infiltration. Infantry forces of the IRGC took the lead in the 
offensive. 
Prior to the start of the last stage of the military exercise, 
IRGC commander Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi offered a report to 
the Supreme Leader on the process of the eight-day large 
scale military exercise. 
In his report to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, The 
IRGC commander underscored the successful performance of the Basij and
the combat troops of the IRGC. 
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