Deadly Attack on Iranian Kills 11 Security Forces in Sistan-Baluchestan

State media report that 11 Iranian security forces members died in attacks on the Revolutionary Guards headquarters in Sistan-Baluchestan.

The Jaish Al-Adl organization and security forces clashed overnight in Chabahar and Rask. Local media claimed sixteen Jaish Al-Adl fighters slain with security force fatalities.

Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi told state TV that the attackers failed to take over the Guards headquarters in Chabahar and Rask.

Ten more security agents were wounded in the conflict in the poor Sunni Muslim area.

Jaish Al-Adl, which promotes Baluch rights and better living circumstances in predominately Shia Iran, has attacked Iranian security personnel in Sistan-Baluchestan many times in recent years.

Iranian security forces, insurgents, and drug traffickers have fought in the region, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Islamabad quickly responded to Iran’s missile attacks on two of the group’s sites in Pakistan in January by targeting separatist terrorists in Iran.

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