Fatehin Unit (IRGC)

The Fatehin Unit ("Victorious") is a special forces formation under the IRGC, originally created in 1999 by Basij forces in West Tehran. It was formally registered in 2012 and named by then-IRGC commander Mohammad Ali Jafari. The unit specializes in special operations including sniper, commando, and counter-insurgency warfare. It has been deployed in the Syrian civil war in support of Bashar al-Assad and has been used domestically as an anti-protest force. Its commander Mohammad Ali Fathalizadeh was killed on 1 April 2026.