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Wikipedia: The Basij (literally "Mobilization"; also Basij-e Mostaz'afin, literally "Mobilization of the Oppressed"; officially Nirou-ye Moqavemat-e Basij, literally "Mobilisation Resistance Force") is a paramilitary volunteer militia founded by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979. The Basij are (at least in theory) subordinate to, and receive their orders from, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. However they have also been described as "a loosely allied group of organizations" including "many groups controlled by local clerics.
![[Motorcycle Basiji usually wielding battons, clubs, chains, or guns chase a crowd of protestors in during the 2009...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BasijMotorbikes_s.jpg "Motorcycle Basiji usually wielding battons, clubs, chains, or guns chase a crowd of protestors in during the 2009...")
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![[A policeman and a Basiji arresting a young man in front of Iranian parliament, 24]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tehran_Basiji_Policeman_Arrest_s.jpg "A policeman and a Basiji arresting a young man in front of Iranian parliament, 24")
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