The Media Line: Cracks Behind the Uniforms: The Silent Fracture Inside IRGC (VIDEO) 

Cracks Behind the Uniforms: The Silent Fracture Inside IRGC 

Some Iranian military personnel are dissatisfied with the killing of protesters; a member of the IRGC in Tehran says he has resigned 

By Omid Habibinia/The Media Line 

Three weeks after the unprecedented massacre of protesters in Iran, carried out largely by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliated Basij militia, there are growing signs of discontent among some IRGC members over the continued use of live fire against civilians. 

An IRGC member, speaking through an intermediary, said he has not reported to work since Thursday, Jan. 8, and has since refused to return, citing severe depression and ongoing medical treatment. According to the officer, although “shoot-to-kill orders” had been issued against protesters and harsh crackdowns were expected on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 8 and 9, and in the days that followed, he was still shocked by the level of violence and brutality inflicted by IRGC forces on the public. He added that some members of his own family were among the wounded or the disappeared.  

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tXY5lsNOaA 

Instagram links: Reza Pahlavi: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTMnX2cjuEJ/ 

Rojin.mukriyan: https://www.instagram.com/p/-DUIjjDsDJfw/ 

All photos are social media screenshots, except for the photo of the IRGC attacking the woman protester, which is a screenshot of an Iran International video.