The Ground Force units of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) exercised asymmetric tactics on the second day of their wargames in Eastern Iran on Sunday, spokesman of the drills said, Fars News reported.
The IRGC Ground Force on Saturday started a series of military exercises, codenamed "Shohaday-e Vahdat (Martyrs of Unity)", in Khaf general zone, East of Iran.
"At this stage of the wargames, part of the special and professional units of the IRGC ground force successfully displayed asymmetric warfare tactics and techniques with full coordination and preparedness," General Hamid Sarkheili, the spokesman of Shohaday-e Vehdar wargames, said.
He added that the IRGC's cavalry units exercised new asymmetric warfare tactics in the initial phase of the drills today.
"The armored and mechanized units of the IRGC Ground Force expanded the depth of their operation(al zone) through exercising new asymmetric warfare tactics and relying on mobile firepower, iron-shield and secure and impenetrable communications and then destroyed the hypothetical enemy," the spokesman said, elaborating on the details of today's drills.
Sarkheili noted that part of the IRGC new equipments and modern warfare tactics will be tested in the drills, adding that the main phase of the wargames will be conducted on Monday.
Yesterday, Commander of the IRGC Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said that the wargames are aimed at boosting security along the Iranian borders and are part of the IRGC Ground Force's routine drills staged to maintain and boost combat preparedness of different IRGC units.
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