Shafaq News..IRGC commander killed in Baluchestan clash
- On Wednesday, Brigadier Hossein Zarifi, commander of the Shahid Sajjad Operational Headquarters, was killed during an operation against an armed group in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan province, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported.
- Security forces dismantled an armed cell in the Jihadabad area of Saravan during the clash, killing five members while recovering weapons and ammunition from a hideout, according to the IRGC.
- Iranian authorities alleged the United States and Israel backed the group's destabilization plans, describing those involved as "terrorists" though they identified no specific organization.
- The IRGC stated Zarifi's death would not create a vacuum in its ranks, while his funeral is scheduled to take place in Saravan on Friday.
- Wednesday's clash follows increased security operations in Sistan and Baluchestan, including a September 12 incident in Saravan that killed four alleged militants and three Iranian security personnel.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards are getting a growing problem in the southeast. Within eleven days, two hour-long battles with armed Balochs took place in Saravan. During the most recent battle, Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, the local IRGC Operation Commander, fell. At the same time, several Belochic groups are pooling their forces – and a few kilometers behind the border, Pakistan is showing where such an insurrection can lead.
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Red State (h/t Amil I) The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp have confirmed the death of the senior commander of south east HQ, Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC’s Shahid Sajjad Operational Base in Saravan. He was killed in clashes with armed men in the Saravan area, according to a statement from the Quds […]
Iran’s IRGC announced that Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi of the IRGC Ground Forces, commander of the Saravan Sajjad Operational Headquarters, was killed during an operation against an armed group in Saravan, Sistan and B..
The IRGC said the operation also killed five wanted militants, resulted in the arrest of several others, and led to the seizure...
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