Iranian forces have killed four militants following an attack on a police station in the country’s southeast, state media reported Tuesday. The incident brings the total death toll from clashes in the region to eight.
The recent violence occurred after militants from Jaish al-Adl, a Baluch separatist group, killed 10 police officers in an October 26 assault on a station in Taftan county, Sistan-Baluchistan province, marking one of the most lethal attacks in the area in recent months.
According to Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Shafahi, the Iranian military has now “killed a total of eight terrorists” in ongoing operations in the province. Shafahi also confirmed that security forces arrested 14 militants, including key suspects linked to the Taftan attack. Authorities reported seizing substantial quantities of arms and ammunition from the militants.
IRNA news agency quoted Guards ground forces commander Mohammad Pakpour, who stated that the attackers were “not Iranian,” although he did not specify their nationalities.
Sistan-Baluchistan, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, has seen frequent cross-border attacks and is a hotspot for clashes between Iranian security forces and separatist groups. Earlier in October, the province experienced further violence when six people, including police officers, were killed in two separate attacks, also claimed by Jaish al-Adl on Telegram.
Founded in 2012, Jaish al-Adl is considered a terrorist organization by both Iran and the United States, with Iranian officials attributing many attacks in the region to the group.
