17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division () was a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during the Iran–Iraq War. It covered Qom, Zanjan, Semnan, and Markazi provinces.How was the 17th Army of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) established? لشکر ۱۷علیبنابیطالب(ع) چگونه تأسیس شد؟The 17th Division of Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) at a glance لشكر 17 علي ابن ابي طالب(ع) در چند نگاه Hussain Tanwar is now the commander of the 17th Division of Ali ibn Abi Talib.The New Commander of the 17th Division of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) Qom was Introduced فرمانده جدید لشکر ۱۷ امام علی ابن ابیطالب(ع) قم معرفی شد
After Operation Tariq-ol-Qods, the 17th Brigade of Qom () was established in the Shush area. Fighters were from Qom, Mashhad, Behbahan, and Shush. Its commander was initially Morteza Saffari, who later became the deputy of Fajr Headquarters and was replaced by Hassan Darvish. In July or August 1982, the brigade was renamed to 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Brigade (). Since then, forces from Zanjan, Semnan, Markazi provinces constituted the bulk of the unit. In the fourth phase of the Operation Ramadan, Mehdi ZeinoddinSpecial Letter from Martyr Mahdi Zain al-Din, Commander of the 17th Division of Ali ibn Abi Talib ویژه نامه شهید مهدی زین الدین فرمانده لشکر 17 علی بن ابیطالب was appointed as the new commander of the brigade.Atlas of the 17th Division of Ali ibn Abi Talib; A summary of the hero's performance in defending the Holy Land اطلس لشکر ۱۷ علیبنابیطالب؛ خلاصه‌ای از عملکرد آفندی دردفاع مقدس
After Operation Muharram and the expansion of IRGC brigades, this unit was expanded to the 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division. The division proved to be capable during the war. It played a major role in the initial successful stages of Operation Badr. From November 1984 to May 1988, Gholamreza Jaafari was its commander, after whom Mohammad Mirjani commanded the unit for two months.The Epic Creation of an Army Named After Imam Ali (AS) حماسه سازی لشکری به نام امام علی (ع) After Operation Dawn 10, commander of IRGC Ground Forces Ali Shamkhani separated and expanded the division into 17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division and a new 71st Roohollah Division () of Markazi Province. 12th Qaem Brigade of Semnan () and Saheb-ol-Amr Brigade of Zanjan () were also later separated as new units.17th Ali ibn Abi Taleb Division defamoghaddas.ir
Sepah-e Ali bin Abu Taleb The division was merged with the Basij of Qom province to form the Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Corps of Qom Province during the rearrangement of the IRGC units in 2008.
See also 15th Imam Hassan Brigade List of military units named after people
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External links لشکر 17 علی بن ابیطالب(ع) در عملیات بدر (in Persian)