The 64th Infantry Division of Urmia () is an infantry division of the Ground Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Army based in Urmia. Over the 2011–2012 period, it may have become an Operations Headquarters, retaining command of its previous three brigades.Disappearing Division: The 64th Infantry Division, June 19, 2013.
Its dates back to 1921, when it was established by the Imperial Iranian Ground Force and began its activities under the name of the Rezaieh Division.
It was active during the Imperial Iranian regime during the 1970s, as a brigade.Richard A. Gabriel, ed. (27 September 1983), Fighting Armies: Antagonists in the Middle East – A Combat Assessment, Greenwood Press, During the Iran–Iraq War it was reported at Piranshahr.World in Conflict Annual
Representatives of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (DPIK) in New York told the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada on 16 October 1996 that the 64th Infantry Division of Urmia (and, the Brigade of Salmas) were involved in human rights violations against Kurdish civilians between 1983 and 1988.Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Update to Response to Information Request IRN24243.E of 1 August 1996 on human rights abuses by the 64th Infantry Division of Urmia, the 2nd or 4th Brigade of Salmas and the 117th Battalion, also called the Strike Force Company, accessed 2016.
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