The Basij is an Iranian volunteer paramilitary militia operating under the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Known for domestic crowd control, suppression of protests, and deployment alongside IRGC forces in regional conflicts across the Middle East. Recently, Basij forces have been mobilized for internal security operations, suffered casualties in U.S. airstrikes, and ordered to expand operations abroad. Last updated 4 days ago
Iranian state media outlet Mehr reports that an IRGC member, Afsaneh Aqila, was killed in an attack today in Mehrestan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province. She commanded the Shahideh Afzal women's Basij unit.
"The United States and Israel will sooner or later have to accept withdrawal from the region."
The statement adds that the Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Basij forces, and the masses of Iran stand ready, with all-encompassing vigilance, to deliver decisive and devastating responses to any miscalculation by the hostile front.
Hossein Taeb, head of Iran's Basij militia, ordered the July attack on three merchant ships that collapsed the emerging U.S.-Iran understanding, three senior Iranian officials tell the New York Times.
The strike was decided by a hardline faction without the knowledge of the government or IRGC leadership.
We did a deep dive into the operation that wiped out the leadership of Iran’s Aerospace Force, killed senior military commanders and nuclear scientists, and opened Iranian airspace for roughly 200 Israeli fighter jets.
At the center of the operation was an Iranian student once arrested and tortured by the Basij, years before being recruited by Mossad.
Reports from inside Iran say IRGC and Basij forces are deploying in large numbers across Isfahan Province. The move comes ahead of a petrol price hike scheduled to take effect at midnight local time.
Senior IRGC official Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi: Victory is not enough. Iran wants revenge for Khamenei, and the Basij has been ordered to expand operations abroad.
Three IRGC Members Killed in U.S. Airstrikes on Khuzestan Province, Iran.
The casualties are:
Second Lieutenant Hussein Amoori
Lieutenant Saeed Tavakkolizadeh
Basij member Mohsen Nejati
Female members of Iran's Basij forces, affiliated with the IRGC, filmed field-stripping and reassembling AK-pattern rifles. The weapons include North Korean-made Type 68 assault rifles and a Chinese-made Type 56.
Reports from Iran: Over 100 Basij members were hospitalized in Parand, Tehran, after their food was poisoned by an unidentified individual. One Basij member, according to the report died from severe poisoning.
Iran's Army Commander-in-Chief just makes up stories:
"We had set up an ambush for the Americans south of Isfahan. All intelligence elements were ready. Army, IRGC, police, Basij, and local residents collapsed on the enemy, and with the first shot, the C-130 came down."
Mohammad Sarlak was the commander of Basij District 171 in Tehran and has been reported killed, reportedly eliminated at a checkpoint in the Iranian capital.
Iran International sources say that at least 4,770 members of the IRGC, Basij and police have been killed in attacks by Israel and the United States since the start of the war, with another 20,880 reported wounded.
Israeli military says its air force hit 170 targets across Iran in 24 hours, dropping around 400 bombs on weapons factories and security headquarters.
In Tehran, jets struck a key site producing critical weapon components, along with facilities linked to drone engine manufacturing and weapons development.
In western Iran, strikes targeted major military hubs, including a Basij complex in Daghlan and a police station in Sanandaj.
Israeli Military: A central IRGC facility in Tehran, embedded in civilian infrastructure, was struck, including the Basij-linked “Imam Ali” base, used to coordinate units and suppress protests.
Reports from Tehran: A 5 year-old child was killed on March 19 when a Basiji militia member's Kalashnikov discharged during a regime-organized carnival near Tehranpars, Iran.
The bullet struck the child in the head while he sat in h...
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Reports from Tehran: A 5 year-old child was killed on March 19 when a Basiji militia member's Kalashnikov discharged during a regime-organized carnival near Tehranpars, Iran.
The bullet struck the child in the head while he sat in his mother's car.
Sources say regime forces searched for the bullet casing, checked shop cameras, and attempted to intimidate witnesses. They then allegedly arrested two unrelated young men, planning to blame them and claim they acted on orders from Israel.
Iranian opposition sources say Basij forces have seized Red Crescent stations, converting them into operational bases. They reportedly swapped military uniforms for Red Crescent gear, effectively making the facilities potential targets for Israeli attacks.
