31st Ashura Division

31st Ashura Division (Persian: لشکر 31 عاشورا) was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

It was first officially organized as the 1st Ashura Brigade (Persian: تیپ 1 عاشورا) under command of Mohammad Ali Jaafari during Iran–Iraq War, just before Operation Muharram.

Its notable commander was Mehdi Bakeri After Bakeri's death in Operation Badr, Amin Shari'ati was appointed as its new commander.

The division was merged with the Basij of East Azerbaijan province to form the East Azerbaijan Ashura Provincial Corps during the rearrangement of the IRGC units in 2008.

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