IRGC commander killed in clashes with gunmen in Iran's restive south-east
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander has been killed in fighting with armed men in Iran’s restive south-east province of Sistan and Baluchestan, state media said. Brig Gen Hossein Zarifi, head of the IRGC’s Shahid Sajjad base in Saravan, was killed during an operation against what Iranian authorities described as an “enemy-backed” militant group. Fighting was still raging early on…
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander, Brig Gen Hossein Zarifi, was killed in clashes with armed men in Iran's south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. The fighting is believed to be against an "enemy-backed" militant group, with heavy gunfire reported in the Jihadabad area, about 50km from Iran's border with Pakistan.
The IRGC's regional base stated that Zarifi gave his life on the front line of battle, while the official Irna news agency reported that five members of the militant group were killed and several others were arrested.
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