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Entitled as ‘Fatehan (Conquerors) of Kheibar’, military drills of Iran’s Army Ground Forces started in Northwestern parts of Iran on Friday Morning, Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

This military drills have begun on Friday morning in Northwestern parts of Iran with the participation of armored units, artillery, UAVs with the support of Army Air Force helicopters.

This drills are being held in line with detailed planning and based on a scheduled program aimed at testing weapons, military equipment and assessing the combat readiness of the Armed Forces in the bordering areas of the country, the Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari said.

According to Brigadier General Heidarihim, the drills are being held by using certain equipment and combat capabilities of Army Ground Forces units with the aim of improving the combat readiness in this region.

In the ongoing drills, first, the Iran Army Ground Force’s UAV unit made a general identification of the area and then the information was sent to the command post, and the 25th Rapid Reaction Brigade carried out the exercises.

The Commander of Iranian Army Ground Forces said Thursday that a military exercise entitled “Conquerors of Kheibar” will be held by Iran’s Army Ground Forces in northwest Iran on Friday.

“The military exercise will begin tomorrow in northwestern region with the participation of armored units, artillery, UAVs with support of Army Air Force helicopters,” Heidari said on Thursday.