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Source: http://washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=3171
The Basij Resistance Force: A Weak Link in the Iranian Regime?
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Ali Alfoneh - In the months since Iran's contested June 2009 presidential election, the Basij Resistance Force has emerged as one of the regime's main pillars of support against the democracy movement. In the long term, however, it is uncertain whether the militia is capable of prevailing in a prolonged fight against a persistent opposition. The writer is a visiting research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.