Dozens of battalions from the Iranian Basij (volunteer) forces attended a large-scale war game, codenamed Ela Beit ul-Muqaddas (Towards al-Quds), held near the northern city of Qom. The main stage of the military exercise kicked offon Fridaymorning with the participation of 120 Basij battalions, serving in the corps of the province of Tehran. The drill is aimed at exercising tactics for the liberation of the holy city of al-Quds in Palestine.