14th ''Imam Hossein'' Division

14th Imam Hossein Brigade
	لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)
Country	Islamic Republic of Iran
Branch	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Garrison/HQ	Isfahan
Nickname(s)	"Imam Hossein" (امام حسین (ع))
Engagements	Iran–Iraq War Operation Commander-in-Chief; Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh; Operation Tarigh ol-Qods; Operation Fath ol-Mobeen; Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas; Operation Dawn 8; Other unnamed operations;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Hossein Kharrazi; Hujjat-ul-Islam Mostafa Raddanipoor

14th Imam Hossein Division (Persian: لشکر 14 امام حسین (ع)‎) is a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

It was first officially organized as the 3rd Imam Hossein Brigade during Iran–Iraq War, just before Operation Tariq al-Qods. Its units had participated in various clashes after the 1979 Revolution, and its fighters were mostly from the Isfahan province. It was later expanded into a division. It participated in various key operations of the Iran-Iraq war.

References

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↑ "معرفي و نحوه تشکيل لشکر 14 امام حسين (عليه السلام)". Lashkar14.ir. Retrieved 2016-11-16.

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[1] "معرفي و نحوه تشکيل لشکر 14 امام حسين (عليه السلام)". Lashkar14.ir. Retrieved 2016-11-16.