The 110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade (Persian: تیپ نیروی مخصوص ۱۱۰ سلمان فارسی, romanized: Tip-e Niru-ye Makhsus-e 110 Salmān-e Fārsi) is an SOF Takavar unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces based in the city of Zahedan, in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan.
[2] The brigade is currently commanded by Brigadier General Hossein Almasi (Persian: حسین الماسی) and part of the "Qods sector headquarters" in southeastern Iran.
[6] Since then, it has taken part in combating the insurgency in Sistan and Baluchistan province from its base in the city of Zahedan, as well as partaking in the Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war.
[7][8][9] On 10 April 2017, reports emerged that two gunman with unclear organizational affiliation had assassinated Ruhollah A’ali, a battalion commander in the 110th brigade.
While the identity of the perpetrators was not disclosed, the Islamic State had released a video threatening Iranian forces only days prior, leading some to speculate that they were responsible for the attack.