Two members of Basij volunteer force killed in terrorist attack in southeast Iran
Two members of Iran’s volunteer Basij forces have been assassinated in a terrorist attack in the country’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
The public relations department of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s Quds Base said in a statement that the two Basij forces, identified as Hojjatoleslam Sadeq Mahmoudi and Milad Damankesh, were on their way home from work in a private car on Saturday morning, when they were targeted by terrorist elements and killed in Saravan County.
Sistan and Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan, has witnessed several terrorist attacks targeting both civilians and security forces over the past years.
Terrorist groups carrying out attacks against Iranian interests in the southeastern and southwestern parts of the country are believed to be linked to foreign intelligence services.
On October 26 last year, ten members of Iran's law enforcement forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan County in the province.
The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault, which was one of the deadliest in the province in recent months.
The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, primarily in Sistan and Baluchestan. Its tactics include the abduction of border guards as well as targeting civilians and police stations within the province to incite chaos and disorder.
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Two Basij forces killed in terrorist attack in southeastern Iran
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