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Senior IRGC Commander Hossein Zarifi Killed in Clashes in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan
Gulf News • • world
Key Points:
- Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, a senior commander in Iran’s IRGC, was killed during clashes with armed men in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan province near the Pakistan border.
- The IRGC reported killing five members of the armed group and arresting others during the operation, but did not identify the militant organization involved.
- Iranian security forces launched the operation following intelligence about armed men gathering at a safe house in the Jahadabad area of Saravan.
- Local sources claim at least 13 security personnel were seriously wounded, though this figure remains unconfirmed independently.
- Saravan has experienced repeated violent clashes between Iranian forces and armed groups, with recent operations resulting in multiple casualties on both sides.
