Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif made the remarks on Sunday following the huge turnout at the funeral ceremony held on Saturday for 11 Iranian forces killed in a terrorist attack on a military checkpoint on the western border with Iraq.
He noted that the "glorious funeral" held for the slain Iranian forces by people of Iran's Kordestan Province was a sign of strong ties between the nation and the IRGC and said, "The iron fist of the IRGC is ready to deal a direct blow to supporters of terrorists."
At least 11 members of the IRGC bit the dust in the terrorist attack occurred in the village of Dari in Marivan district, which led to an kaboom at an arms depot.
During the festivities, a large number of bad boyz were potted and several others fled with injuries.
Sharif further said the IRGC Ground Forces have played a successful role in countering the enemies' plots against the Islamic Theocratic
Republicand bringing security and peace to people living in the border areas during recent years, particularly after the emergence of ISIS Takfiri
...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who must be killed...terrorist group in the neighboring countries.
He added that the IRGC and other security and intelligence units have managed to inflict heavy damage on terrorist groups and mercenaries backed by the enemy's spy and security organizations thanks to complete command of the situation and their full preparedness.