Tehran (Web Desk): Militants launched a major attack on bases of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in southeast Iran, resulting in 27 deaths, including 16 attackers and 11 security forces members.
The militant group Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility, stating their aim for independence in southeast Iran.
“The terrorists failed to succeed achieving their goal of seizing the Guards headquarters in Chabahar and Rask,” deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi told state TV.
State TV said 10 other security officers were also injured in the fighting in the impoverished region.
The area, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has long been the site of frequent clashes between Iranian security forces and militants as well as drug traffickers.
Iran is a key transit route for narcotics smuggled from Afghanistan to the West and elsewhere.