ASVARAN
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ASVARAN (Persian: اسواران; officially blend word for "Asb Savaran",[1] Persian: اسبسواران, Hoursemounters; the word Asvaran itself also means Cavalries[2]) is the mounted police unit of Law Enforcement Command of Islamic Republic of Iran and a subdivision of its Special Units Command.[1] The unit specializes in crowd control and riot control.[3]
See also
[edit]- Aswaran, cavalry unit in the Sassanian army
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ایسنا - یک روز با پلیسهای اسبسوار+عکس". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). 21 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "اسواران". Abadis Online Dictionary (in Persian). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "پلیس ایران با اسب آمد". BBC Persian (in Persian). 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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