Basig profile from BBC (for those following Twitter)

[nadinbrzezinski]

Profile: Basij militia force


The Basij militia answers to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei
The Basij militia is an Iranian volunteer force of Islamic government loyalists which is often called out onto the streets at times of crisis to dispel dissent.
The force was originally set up by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 as a resistance force during the Iran-Iraq war.
They received limited training and were used for "human wave" attacks, for example being asked to clear Iraqi minefields by walking across them.
The size of the militia is an open question.
Many Iranian officials cite 20m - the number that Ayatollah Khomeini once suggested would be an invincible force - but independent estimates put the force at as little as 400,000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8106699.stm

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. kick

[Swede]

2. They are the guys with the riot helmets painted red,in many of todays videos.

Thugs beating up unarmed men and women.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yep, and many states have them

they go by different names. I saved the profile for a fictional unit or two.