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At least nine people, including civilians, soldiers, and assailants, were killed in an armed attack by the Sunni group Jaish al-Adl on a courthouse in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province, with the group claiming to have targeted judiciary personnel and accusing security forces of civilian casualties.
An attack on a courthouse in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province resulted in at least five deaths, including a mother and child, with 13 injured. The assault was claimed by the Baloch armed group Jaish al-Adl, and involved gunmen throwing a grenade and attempting to enter disguised as visitors. The region, home to Iran's Sunni Baloch minority, frequently experiences clashes between security forces and armed groups fighting for rights and autonomy.
At least 11 Iranian security force members were killed in an attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters in the Sistan-Baluchestan province by the Sunni armed group Jaish al-Adl. The clashes resulted in the deaths of 16 attackers, with several security officers injured. The region, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, has seen frequent unrest and clashes between Iranian security forces and Sunni fighters, as well as drug traffickers. Iran has faced previous attacks by Jaish al-Adl, which seeks greater rights for ethnic minority Baluchis in the Shia-dominated country.
Suspected Sunni Muslim militants from Jaish al-Adl attacked Iran’s Revolutionary Guards headquarters in Sistan-Baluchestan, resulting in at least 27 fatalities, including 11 security force members and 16 militants. The clashes occurred in the towns of Chabahar and Rask, with 10 other security officers injured. Jaish al-Adl aims to improve conditions for the Baluchi ethnic minority in Iran and has previously targeted Iranian security forces in the region. This area, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, has seen frequent confrontations between Iranian forces and Sunni militants and drug traffickers.
Suspected Sunni Muslim militants from the Jaish al-Adl group killed at least 11 Iranian security force members and suffered 16 fatalities in attacks on Iran's Revolutionary Guards headquarters in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The clashes took place in the towns of Chabahar and Rask, with 10 other security officers injured. The area, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has long been the site of frequent clashes between Iranian security forces and Sunni militants as well as drug traffickers.
Eleven Iranian security personnel were killed in an attack on a police station in the southeastern border province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The attack, claimed by the Sunni armed group Jaish al-Adl, resulted in a shootout with security forces, leaving a number of assailants dead. The region has been plagued by unrest due to drugs-smuggling gangs, Baluchi rebels, and Sunni Muslim hardliners. Similar attacks have occurred in the past, targeting security forces in the area.