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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = 110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade
| native_name                   = {{lang|fa|تیپ نیروی مخصوص ۱۱۰ سلمان فارسی}}
| image                         = IRGC.Special Forces.svg
| caption                       = Insignia of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Takavar Special Forces
| dates                         = 1986–present<ref name="b3">{{cite web|url=https://partybns.org/blog/تیپ-۱۱۰-سلمان-فارسی-بلوچستان-چیست؟-حسی/|title=توضیحات فرمانده یگان صابرین درباره چگونگی شکل گیری نیروهای ویژه سپاهتیپ ۱۱۰ سلمان فارسی بلوچستان چیست؟ حسین الماسی چه کسی بود؟|website=partybns.org|date=23 April 2022|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081057/https://partybns.org/blog/%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%BE-%DB%B1%DB%B1%DB%B0-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%9F-%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country                       = {{flag|Iran}}
| allegiance                    = [[Supreme Leader of Iran]]
| branch                        = [[Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Ground Force]]
| type                          = [[Takavar]]
| role                          = [[Special operations]]
| size                          = [[Brigade]] (between 6000 and 8000 members)
| command_structure             = [[File:IRGC-Seal.svg|15px]] [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]]
| garrison                      = [[Zahedan]], [[Sistan and Baluchestan Province]]
| battles                       = [[Iran–Iraq War]]<br />[[Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency]]<br />[[Syrian Civil War]]
| current_commander             = [[File:17- Sartipp 2nd-IRGC.png|15px]] [[Brigadier General]] Hossein Almasi
}}
The '''110th Salman Farsi Special Operations Brigade''' ({{Langx|fa|تیپ نیروی مخصوص ۱۱۰ سلمان فارسی|translit=Tip-e Niru-ye Makhsus-e 110 Salmān-e Fārsi}}) is an [[Special forces of Iran|SOF]] [[Takavar]] unit of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces]] based in the city of [[Zahedan]], in the province of [[Sistan and Baluchestan province|Sistan and Baluchistan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=August 2019 |title=2019 Iran Military Power Report |url=https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/Military_Powers_Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf |website=[[Defense Intelligence Agency]] |quote=The IRGCGF maintains several SOF units— called Saberin (“patient ones”). These include the 110th Salman Farsi Commando Brigade, the 33rd “Al Mahdi” Airborne Special Forces Brigade, and the elite Saberin Special Forces Brigade (or Saberin Special Unit). |access-date=2022-07-09 |archive-date=2022-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405123841/https://www.dia.mil/Portals/110/Images/News/Military_Powers_Publications/Iran_Military_Power_LR.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The brigade is currently commanded by [[Brigadier general#Iran|Brigadier General]] [[Hossein Almasi]] ({{Langx|fa|حسین الماسی|links=no}}) and part of the "Qods sector headquarters" in southeastern Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Long-Term |first1=A. |last2=Approach |first2=Comprehensive |title=How Will Iran Respond to Terrorist Attacks in the Heart of the Islamic Republic? |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-will-iran-respond-terrorist-attacks-heart-islamic-republic |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=The Washington Institute |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707083200/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/how-will-iran-respond-terrorist-attacks-heart-islamic-republic |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Donovan |first1=Marie |last2=Carl |first2=Nicholas |last3=Kagan |first3=Frederick W. |date=January 2020 |title=Iran's Reserve of Last Resort |url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200121-Report-Iran%E2%80%99s-Reserve-of-Last-Resort.pdf |website=[[American Enterprise Institute]] |access-date=2022-07-09 |archive-date=2022-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308122122/https://www.criticalthreats.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200121-Report-Iran%E2%80%99s-Reserve-of-Last-Resort.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Souri |first=Arabi |date=2022-04-24 |title=Iranian IRGC Officer Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Mossad Accused |url=https://syrianews.cc/iranian-irgc-officer-survives-assassination-attempt-israeli-mossad-accused/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Syria News |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707082357/https://syrianews.cc/iranian-irgc-officer-survives-assassination-attempt-israeli-mossad-accused/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== History ==
The brigade originated in 1986 as a battalion of the [[41st Tharallah Division]], taking part in the [[Iran–Iraq War|Iran-Iraq war]].<ref name="b3" /> After the war, it became its own brigade in 2011, and in 2015, following necessary special training, the brigade was declared a special operations Takavar brigade.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 September 2021 |title=هدف اصلی تیپ 110 سلمان فارسی را ایجاد امنیت پایدار است |trans-title=The main goal of Salman Farsi's 110th Brigade is to create stable security |url=http://basijnews.ir/fa/news/9378846 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Basijnews |language=fa-IR |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081104/https://basijnews.ir/fa/news/9378846/%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%BE-110-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA |url-status=live }}</ref> Since then, it has taken part in combating the [[Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency|insurgency in Sistan and Baluchistan province]] from its base in the city of Zahedan, as well as partaking in the [[Iranian involvement in the Syrian civil war]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-15 |title=شهادت دو رزمنده جوان زاهدانی در سوریه+ عکس |trans-title=Martyrdom of two young ascetic fighters in Syria + photo |url=https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/557827/شهادت-دو-رزمنده-جوان-زاهدانی-در-سوریه-عکس |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=مشرق نیوز |language=fa-IR |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081100/https://www.mashreghnews.ir/news/557827/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87-%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=17 April 2015 |title=اولین سالگرد شهدای مدافع حرم تیپ 110 سلمان فارسی |trans-title=The first anniversary of the martyrs who defended the shrine of the 110th brigade of Salman Farsi |url=https://defapress.ir/fa/news/235750 |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Defapress |language=fa-IR |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081104/https://defapress.ir/fa/news/235750/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%BE-110-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior I.R.G.C. Commander Killed in Iran's Restive Province Just Days after ISIS Video |url=https://www.mei.edu/publications/senior-irgc-commander-killed-irans-restive-province-just-days-after-isis-video |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Middle East Institute |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081105/https://www.mei.edu/publications/senior-irgc-commander-killed-irans-restive-province-just-days-after-isis-video |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Assassination attempts ===
==== April 2017 ====
On 10 April 2017, reports emerged that two gunman with unclear organizational affiliation had assassinated Ruhollah A’ali, a battalion commander in the 110th brigade. The two gunman were reportedly killed by [[Basij]] fighters in the ensuing combat. While the identity of the perpetrators was not disclosed, the [[Islamic State]] had released a video threatening Iranian forces only days prior, leading some to speculate that they were responsible for the attack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Majidyar |first=Ahmad |date=10 April 2017 |title=Senior I.R.G.C. Commander Killed in Iran's Restive Province Just Days after ISIS Video |url=https://www.mei.edu/publications/senior-irgc-commander-killed-irans-restive-province-just-days-after-isis-video |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=[[Middle East Institute]] |language=en}}</ref>
==== April 2022 ====
On 23 April 2022, the Qods sector headquarters announced that 4 gunmen had ambushed the car of 110th brigade commander Hossein Almasi at a military checkpoint near Zahedan, killing one of his bodyguards named Mahmoud Absalan but failing to assassinate the commander.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Iran |date=2022-04-24 |title=One martyr in terrorist attack in South Eastern Iran |url=https://en.abna24.com/news//one-martyr-in-terrorist-attack-in-south-eastern-iran_1251066.html |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=abna24.com |language=English |archive-date=2022-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709081101/https://en.abna24.com/news//one-martyr-in-terrorist-attack-in-south-eastern-iran_1251066.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2022 |title=Bodyguard Martyred After Terrorists Attack IRGC General's Car in SE Iran |url=https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/04/23/2699911/bodyguard-martyred-after-terrorists-attack-irgc-general-s-car-in-se-iran |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Tasnim News Agency |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518145238/https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2022/04/23/2699911/bodyguard-martyred-after-terrorists-attack-irgc-general-s-car-in-se-iran |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-23 |title=Bodyguard Of IRGC Zahedan Commander Shot Dead |url=https://ifpnews.com/bodyguard-of-irgc-zahedan-commander-shot-dead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601083740/https://ifpnews.com/bodyguard-of-irgc-zahedan-commander-shot-dead/ |archive-date=2022-06-01 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=Iran Front Page |language=en-US}}</ref> While blame for the assassination attempt was not officially put on any party, some held the [[Mossad]] responsible for the attack, connecting it to the Iranian Police's claimed arrest of 3 spies working for the Mossad 3 days prior.<ref name=":1" />
== See also ==
*[[Special forces of Iran]]
*[[Saberin Unit|Saberin Takavar Brigade]]
*[[33rd Al-Mahdi Airborne Brigade]]
== References ==
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{{Special forces of Iran}}
[[Category:Special forces of Iran]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution]]