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Iran: Quds Force in Venezuela

Apr 22, 2010 | 22:53 GMT

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Summary

A recently published U.S. Department of Defense report claims that members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force (IRGC-QF) currently are operating in Venezuela. STRATFOR sources claim that the relatively limited number of IRGC-QF in Venezuela are focused on intelligence operations, paramilitary training for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and security assistance for the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Though the IRGC-QF presence brings certain benefits to the Venezuelan government, Chavez also has an interest in keeping their proxy militant focus on Colombia.

STRATFOR sources elaborate on the presence of an elite Iranian force operating in Venezuela....

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