دانشجویان

The Basij (also Bassij or Baseej, Persian: بسيج), is a volunteer based Iranian paramilitary force that was founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in November of 1979. The Basij are currently subordinate to the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (often known in the west as the "Revolutionary Guards"). The official name of the body means Basij Resistance

Basij forces often undertake general security checks in urban areas such as setting up street inspection posts to intercept drug smuggling and potential insurgency,^{[citation needed]} although the number of Basij check points dramatically decreased after the Iran-Iraq war and following the disarmament of the MKO militant group in Iran. Basij also acts as an emergency management service, and is actively mobilized in case of earthquakes and other natural or human-made disasters. According to the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy and GlobalSecurity.org Basij forces also enforce Iran's Islamic codes together with other law enforcement organisations, though this also has experienced a considerable decline. The Basij has a quasi-decentralised network with branches in almost every Iranian mosque.^[1]

The Iranian Government has exercised a manifold of different plans to keep the Basij alive, as its security role has been an ever-decreasing one after the end of the Iran-Iraq war. Among these plans is the emphasis on ideas such as Development Basij (Basij-e-Sazandegi).

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