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Lebanon and Afghanistan are linked as key operational theaters for the IRGC-QF, which maintains partnerships in both nations [1] and organizes its regional structure to include the Levant Corps for Lebanon and the Ansar Corps for Afghanistan [2]. Furthermore, both countries are central to Iran's regional network of influence and are impacted by displacement and humanitarian challenges resulting from regional escalations {fact:1, fact:2, fact:3, fact:6}.
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Escalation in the Middle East and Beyond unocha.org 3 facts
claimConflict escalation has caused migration from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria, straining humanitarian operations in those countries due to supply chain disruptions.
claimThe regional escalation has caused population displacement from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria, while humanitarian operations in these countries face supply chain disruptions.
claimThe regional escalation has caused population displacement from Iran to Afghanistan and from Lebanon to Syria.
War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 2 facts
claimThe IRGC-QF is organized into regional sections including the Ramazan Corps (Iraq), Levant Corps (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel), Rasulallah Corps (Arabian Peninsula), and Ansar Corps (Afghanistan).
claimThe Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) maintains partnerships with foreign forces in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, and Afghanistan.
Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War - OSW osw.waw.pl 1 fact
accountDuring the 2010s, Iran successfully established a network of partners and clients in countries such as Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, benefiting from the failure of US policies in Iraq and Afghanistan and the upheavals of the Arab Spring.