The operation, a part of the continued “Martyrs of Safety” drills, focused militants within the Kourin district of Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province.
Vali Mohammad Shahbakhsh, described as a key determine in final 12 months’s terrorist assaults, was eradicated within the pre-dawn raid on Friday.
Forces from the Quds Operational Base, Intelligence Ministry, and regulation enforcement carried out the mission with native assist. Authorities seized a number of weapons and ammunition caches in the course of the operation.
One safety member was martyred within the clashes, in accordance with Tasnim Information Company.
The separatist Jaish al-Adl group, which operates from neighboring Pakistan, has been behind a number of lethal assaults in opposition to Iranian safety personnel and civilians in Sistan-Baluchestan province.
