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Iranian Army Launches Major Military Drills

Iranian Army Launches Major Military Drills
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Iran's Army staged massive military drills in the country's south and southeastern areas on Monday morning, involving all military units.

Iranian Army Launches Major Military Drills

The large-scale war game, codenamed Muhammad Rasulullah-5 [Muhammad, the Messenger of God], covers vast areas south of Iran, mainly the coastline stretching to the southeastern Makran region, by the sea of Oman.

Forces from the Army Ground Force, Air Force, Navy, and the Air Defense are part in the joint military drill.

During the first day of the war game, combat choppers of the Army Ground Force Airborne Division opened heavy fire on the hypothetical enemy's naval vessels approaching the coast.

Rear Admiral Sayyed Mahmoud Mousavi, the spokesperson for the drills, said the Army's Ground Forces fired a Fajr 5 rocket and a Naze'at missile as part of defense exercises.

Admiral Mousavi explained that the first day saw operations by naval surface and subsurface vessels as well as aerial craft to monitor, track, and destroy mock enemy units to prevent them from approaching Iranian waters.

He further stated that Special Forces and Commando units guarding the coastline moved to destroy intruding enemy vessels.

Later, Army Ground Forces moved in to back up the Navy in defending the coastline and preventing enemy forces from infiltrating into Iranian land; and the Fajr 5 rocket and Naze'at missile were fired during that phase, Admiral Mousavi said.

He said the Iranian Army's Air Force conducted sorties to reinforce ground and naval forces, and the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base monitored the field of fight.

It is worth mentioning that the Iranian armed forces hold routine military drills throughout the year.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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