Quds Force

Quds Force, elite clandestine wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), responsible primarily for its foreign operations. Organized shortly after the Iranian Revolution (1978–79), its activities have centered on organizing, supporting, and at times leading local forces abroad in ways favorable to the interests of the IRGC and Iran’s clerical establishment. The contingent’s first activity as a distinct unit came in 1982, when it became involved in the Lebanese Civil War after Israel’s invasion...