Senior IRGC commander killed in Sistan-Baluchestan clash
Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi died during a joint raid on an armed cell near the Iran-Pakistan border.
What to know
- A senior IRGC commander was killed during a joint security operation against an armed cell in southeastern Iran on September 23, marking the third such operation in Sistan and Baluchestan in recent weeks.
- Five cell members were killed and others arrested; Iranian authorities called them 'terrorists' but did not name a specific organization or identify the group.
- The volatile Sistan and Baluchestan Province borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, with Balochi separatist movements and other militant groups operating across the border areas.
- The IRGC pledged that Zarifi's death would not disrupt security operations and invoked the legacy of slain Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
“Iranian authorities described those involved as 'terrorists' but did not identify a specific organization, and no group had claimed responsibility for the clash.”
Iranian authorities, Government officials · Jerusalem Post ↗ · Sep 22
Brig.-Gen. Hossein Zarifi IRGC commander in SaravanIRGC Ground Forces' Quds Regional Headquarters Military command confirming operationIran's Intelligence Ministry Participant in joint security operation
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Pattern of security operations in Sistan and Baluchestan emerges
The clash was the third major security operation in the region in recent weeks. On September 12, a joint operation killed four alleged militants and three Iranian security personnel. In late August, the IRGC reported killing one armed cell member and arresting six others.
“The IRGC said Zarifi was killed while taking part in the operation alongside his forces.”
— IRGC Ground Forces' Quds Regional Headquarters, Military command · source -
first by The Jerusalem Post, 12h ago · also Gulf News, Al Arabiya English, Jerusalem Post, The National UAE
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- IRGC commander killed in clashes with gunmen in Iran's restive south-east The National UAE · 1h ago
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IRGC commander killed in southeastern Iran clash — Jerusalem Post Brigadier General Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC’s Shahid Sajjad operational headquarters, was killed in Saravan in southeastern… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Iran
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IRGC invokes Soleimani legacy, pledges continued border operations — The IRGC praised Zarifi for fighting on the front lines and invoked former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in its statement. The corps said Zarifi's death would not create a vacuum and that operations to defend Iran's borders would continue.
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Five cell members killed, others arrested in exchange of fire — Five members of the armed cell were killed during the ensuing exchange of fire, while others were arrested. Iranian authorities described those involved as 'terrorists' but did not identify a specific organization, and no group claimed responsibility.
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IRGC commander Zarifi killed in Saravan clash — Brig.-Gen. Hossein Zarifi, commander of the IRGC's Shahid Sajjad Operational Headquarters in Saravan, was killed during a joint operation by the IRGC, Intelligence Ministry, and police against an armed cell in the Jihadabad area near the Iran-Pakistan border.