This division has a long history of oppression in the Kurdish regions of northwestern Iran and is a regular supplier of troops to the terrorist Quds Force. During the recent uprising in 2022 and 2023, the division’s forces were involved in the repression of protesters in various cities in Gilan, such as torture, beating, and intimidation of defiant youths.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
May 1, 2023
April 28 – Rasht, northern #Iran
Brave youth attacked the “Quds 16th Operational Division”, one of the IRGC Ground Forces infantry divisions with a long history in crackdown measures against the Iranian people, especially in the Kurdish areas of northwest Iran.#IranRevolution pic.twitter.com/2I5NJPSAFz— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 1, 2023