TLDR
These are the testimonies gathered.
From an Azeri IRGC officer
“The Guard’s commanders and senior officers hide in safe areas far from the bombing, along with their families, while they throw us lower-ranking officers and personnel into the fire inside bases they know will be bombed. They use us as human shields. And they do not stop there, they arrest officers and soldiers who criticize their actions, fabricating espionage charges against them,”
Murad indicates that his fear of arrest increased in the days before his escape, when a unit from the Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence arrested 20 officers and soldiers among his colleagues on charges of cooperating and communicating with Mossad, taking them to an unknown location. He noted that those arrested had demanded improvements in the meals provided at the base and consideration for the conditions faced by officers and personnel during the war and under heavy airstrikes.
“I am currently living with my father’s relatives in Azerbaijan. My psychological state is unstable, and I fear being pursued here by the Quds Force and Iranian intelligence. I hope the ruling regime in Iran comes to an end so that I can return again,” he adds.
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From a Kurdish Opposition Activist
“The defectors from the Revolutionary Guard and the Basij come from both generations, the older generation with higher ranks of lieutenant colonel and above, and the newer generation of lower ranks, personnel, and soldiers, who are the majority of those defecting so far. Most of them defected to avoid accountability for not carrying out orders or duties assigned to them during the war, especially those related to internal repression,” Ahmadi told Alhurra.
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From a member of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz
“Coinciding with the start of the defections, many officers were subjected to arrest, including those who left their military positions, while others were arrested while attempting to flee the country. The Guard’s intelligence, particularly its hardline wing, began wide-ranging investigations with detained officers, executed them secretly, and arrested many of the defectors’ families,”