2/ The combined force struck several internal security institutions. The combined force targeted multiple IRGC Ground Forces units, which are the regime’s last resort for dealing with serious internal security threats. At least two of the strikes targeted IRGC Ground Forces sites in Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran.
Anti-regime media and an OSINT account on X reported on March 12 that the combined force struck the IRGC Ground Forces Karbala Operational Base and 1st Hazrat-e Hojjat Independent Armored Brigade in Ahvaz. This armored brigade deployed to Syria to support the Assad regime during the Syrian Civil War.
IRGC-affiliated media reported on March 12 that the combined force struck an unspecified site in Behbahan, Khuzestan Province. The IRGC Ground Forces 15th Imam Hassan Mojtaba Special Forces Brigade operates out of Behbahan and was likely involved in suppressing protests in Izeh, Khuzestan Province, during the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests.
The combined force also targeted security forces in Tehran. An OSINT account on X stated on March 12 that the combined force struck a security checkpoint “packed with IRGC personnel” in southwestern Tehran.
Commercially available satellite imagery shows that the combined force struck the Khavar Shahr Military Garrison in Tehran.
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