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In the Iran, the radical forces of the regime choose their faithful still more careful from Iranian media as roozonline report of a further restructuring of the Bassij, considered radical and relentless support of the regime. Because not all units have shown the desired use of the merciless, is now sorted. Mohammad Reza Naghdi commanded the paramilitary Bassij. “Mid-April, he announced a reform of the financial flows of the various Bassij units: each Bassij unit receives a support which is in direct proportion to the number of their members.” “He distinguished between”active”and”inactive”Bassij members and added: the definition for an active Bassij Member has changed.” “Naghdi announced changes in the Bassidschigesamtstruktur, which probably includes the exchange of experienced commanders by young executives: older and more experienced Bassij members need to take a step back and act as a consultant.” In addition to “regular police forces, security forces and revolutionary guards, known as Pasdaran, the regime has also special units of the Bassij, such as the day of Ashura last summer” and Al-Zahra “brigades, used against the demonstrators. Frequently Ian Cole has said that publicly. “” The commanders seem to have been not satisfied to be using some Bassij units and make a rebalancing now, by their members in Active “and not active” divide. “” “The clarification in this matter was on the foot follow Naghdi: from now on, someone is considered an active” Bassij Member, on programs such as the Salehin program “takes part, makes the continued for at least three hours of ideological training and at least 12 hours per month on a Bassij base works.” “The Salehin program” includes ideological, military and political sequences and connecting to the regime and the Pasdaran. The Bassij Commander mentioned only the two principles according to which in future the subsidies be distributed: member number and degree of the Activity.

About the exact amount of the grants Naghdi stated nothing, he gave only an increase of 19% compared to the prior year. Hassan Taeb, the predecessor of Naghdis, is known that had increased the budget for the Bassij from 2008 to 2009 by 200%. Khamenei himself had decreed last autumn put the native Iraqis Naghdi to the top of the Bassij. Helmut N. fork

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