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Azimi’s deputy, Kourosh Asiabani (Asiabani), commander of the Shahid Kazemi Headquarters, oversees IRGC activities in Kermanshah province;
Mohammad Nazar Azimi (Azimi) serves as the commander of the IRGC’s Najaf Ashraf West Headquarters, the IRGC command responsible for the western Iranian provinces of Kermanshah, Hamadan, and Ilam;
IRGC forces under the command of Azimi and Asiabani have committed some of the worst acts of violence by Iranian security forces since the beginning of protests in September 2022. In Javanrud, a small town in Kermanshah province, IRGC troops used live ammunition, including from semi-heavy machine guns, to quell protests, killing and wounding dozens. The IRGC has shelled vehicles attempting to deliver blood bags to those wounded in local hospitals, preventing their delivery. Witnesses have personally linked Asiabani to these abuses.
On April 15 2019, the IRGC will be added to the State Department’s FTO list, which includes 67 other terrorist organizations including Hizballah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Kata’ib Hizballah, and al-Ashtar Brigades. The IRGC FTO designation highlights that Iran is an outlaw regime that uses terrorism as a key tool of statecraft and that the IRGC, part of Iran’s official military, has engaged in terrorist activity or terrorism since its inception 40 years ago. The IRGC has been directly involved in terrorist plotting, its support for terrorism is foundational and institutional, and it has killed U.S. citizens.
Position:
Deputy Commander of IRGC West Regional Headquarters (Najaf Ashraf)
IRGC – Second Brigadier General
Also Known As:
ASIABANI, Korosh
ASIABANI, Kurosh
(Arabic: کوروش آسیابانی)
ASIYABANI, Koresh
Born:
31 May 1962
alt. DOB 31 May 1961
Country:
Iran
Address:
Number 0, Floor 2, Golrizan Boulevard, Fajr Alley, District 22 Bahman, Kermanshah 6714699785, Iran; Unit 1, Paradise Building, across from Kokab Rashidi Mosque, Nobehar Boulevard, between Shahid Iraj Faizi Alley and Shahid Khosro Abassi Alley, District 22 Bahman, Kermanshah 6714699785, Iran
POB:
Harsin, Iran
Nationality:
Iran
National ID No.:
3319728962 (Iran)
Birth Certificate Number:
28 (Iran);