Alwaght- A division of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) dismantled a 21-strong terrorist cell affiliated to ISIS in the West Asian country’s western areas.
Following intelligence activities, the IRGC ground forces' Najaf base on Saturday engaged in clashes with the terror cell, which had entered the country through its western borders.
Brigadier-General Mohammad Pakpour Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Ground Forces told Iran’s state TV broadcaster, his forces managed to arrest 16 and kill three members of the terrorist group. The operation is ongoing as two terrorists who fled are surrounded by IRGC forces, the General added.
Pakpour said three members of IRGC forces were also killed in clashes.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry said earlier this month that Iranian security forces had dismantled a terrorist group and arrested its members in the country’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.
The ministry said in a statement that the terrorist group “which had infiltrated into Iran with the aim of fueling” a wave of protest over rising prices were put under surveillance in the city of Piranshahr.
The IRGC also dismantled a terrorist group in October in an operation in West Azarbaijan.
IRGC ground forces launched the operation after receiving information that a terrorist team of four had infiltrated the Chaldoran region of the province and had killed two locals.
Iran has arrested dozens of terrorists since twin terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital of Tehran in June 2017.
On June 7, 2017, gunmen mounted almost simultaneous assaults on Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini. Daesh claimed responsibility for the strikes. The twin attacks killed 17 people and injured over 50 more.
