Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces launch a new round of military drills in the central province of Yazd on Feb. 19, Commander of IRGC ground forces Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said on Saturday.

The exercises codenamed "Val Fajr" are the third round of IRGC military drills in the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21, 2011.

Brigadier General Pakpour said "Valfajr" (victory) military drill seeks boosting the combat readiness of Iranian forces and showing their capabilities and potentials to counter possible threats of extra-regional enemies.

Other goals of the maneuvers are to increase the country's deterrence capability, practice modern defensive tactics, and test advanced indigenous military equipment, he added.

He stressed that the IRGC is completely prepared to respond to at any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic.

 

Sources: Press tv, Tehran times, IRNA, ISNA