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Three cops killed in separate attacks in Iranian province bordering Pakistan

Three cops killed in separate attacks in Iranian province bordering Pakistan
An Iranian soldier keeps watch from a tower in Milak, southeastern Iran on July 19, 2011. (AFP/File)
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Three cops killed in separate attacks in Iranian province bordering Pakistan

Three cops killed in separate attacks in Iranian province bordering Pakistan
  • One of Iran’s poorest regions, Sistan-Baluchistan has been plagued by unrest due to drug-smuggling gangs, rebels
  • Pakistan-based militant group Jaish Al-Adl has claimed responsibility for several attacks in area in recent months 
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TEHRAN: At least three policemen were killed in separate attacks by gunmen in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, state media reported Monday.

One of Iran’s poorest regions, Sistan-Baluchistan on the border with Pakistan has long been plagued by unrest involving drug-smuggling gangs, rebels from the Balochi minority and religiously motivated militants. 

“A border guard was killed a few hours ago in a clash with gunmen in Hirmand in Sistan-Baluchistan province,” the official IRNA news agency reported.

A separate attack on law enforcement in the same region Monday left another border guard killed and two others wounded, IRNA said.

The news agency also reported that a member of the police special force was killed in the town of Khash, also in Sistan-Baluchistan.

The Pakistan-based militant group Jaish Al-Adl (Army of Justice) claimed responsibility for the last two attacks in a message on Telegram.

The group has claimed responsibility for several attacks in recent months, including a Sunday raid that killed a policeman in the same region.

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Three policemen killed in attacks in southeastern Iran

Three policemen killed in attacks in southeastern Iran
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Three policemen killed in attacks in southeastern Iran

Three policemen killed in attacks in southeastern Iran
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TEHRAN: At least three policemen were killed in separate attacks by militants and gunmen in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province, state media reported Monday.
One of Iran’s poorest regions, Sistan-Baluchistan on the border with Pakistan has long been plagued by unrest involving drug-smuggling gangs, rebels from the Baluchi minority and Sunni extremists.
“A border guard was killed a few hours ago in a clash with gunmen in Hirmand in Sistan-Baluchistan province,” the official IRNA news agency reported.
A separate attack on law enforcement in the same region Monday left another border guard killed and two others wounded, IRNA said.
The news agency also reported that a member of the police special force was killed in the town of Khash, also in Sistan-Baluchistan.
The Pakistan-based Sunni jihadist group Jaish Al-Adl (Army of Justice in Arabic) claimed responsibility for the last two attacks in a message on Telegram.
The group has claimed responsibility for several attacks in recent months, including a Sunday raid that killed a policeman in the same region.

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speak in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speak in first address after Nasrallah’s killing
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Hezbollah’s deputy chief speak in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speak in first address after Nasrallah’s killing
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RIYADH: Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qasim appeared in a televised speech on Monday, tells Lebanese to be “reassured, victory is our ally, we need a bit of patience”

In his speech Qassem vowed to fight on, says group prepared for long war in his first speech since leader was killed, and that group will choose a new secretary-general based on the mechanism within Hezbollah.

Qassem’s speech on Monday comes days after Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on Friday. Qassem added that despite the killing of Hezbollah’s top military commanders over the past months, Hezbollah now is relying on new commanders.
"Israel was not able to affect our (military) capabilities,” Qassem said. “There are deputy commanders and there are replacements in case a commander is wounded in any post.”

Israel has in recent days escalated its attacks on Lebanon and the intensifying Israeli bombardment over two weeks has killed a string of top Hezbollah officials.

Hezbollah's deputy leader vowed to continue fighting Israel and said the militant group was prepared for a long war after much of its top command was wiped out, including its leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
In his speech Qassem said that if Israel decides to launch a ground offensive, Hezbollah fighters are ready to fight and defend Lebanon.

 

 

 

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Sound of explosions heard on outskirts of Damascus, say witnesses

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DUBAI: Sounds of explosions were heard on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, witnesses told Reuters.

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More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says

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More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says

More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says
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GENEVA: More than 100,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon since a conflict between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militia escalated this month, the UN refugee agency chief said on Monday.
Filippo Grandi said on social media platform X that those fleeing included both Lebanese and Syrian nationals. The UN agency is assisting those arriving at four crossing points, he added.

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EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation

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EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation

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  • International powers are scrambling to prevent the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group from spiralling into a broader conflict
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BRUSSELS: European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday on the situation in Lebanon, Brussels said, as Israel presses on with air strikes after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
A spokesman said the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell had convened a video meeting at 1500 GMT “to discuss the EU’s response to the latest escalation in Lebanon.”
International powers are scrambling to prevent the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group from spiralling into a broader conflict.
The 27-nation European Union has so far struggled to speak with one voice — or exert much influence — to curb the violence that has roiled the region over the past year.
Israel on Monday carried out its first air strike in the heart of Lebanon’s capital Beirut since the outbreak of the war in Gaza last year, killing four people.
That raid was the latest in an aerial campaign that saw Israel kill Hezbollah’s long-time chief Nasrallah on Friday in a major ratcheting up of tensions.
Israeli attacks have killed hundreds in Lebanon since last Monday, the deadliest day since the country’s 1975-1990 civil war.
In the last week, Israeli bombardment has killed more than 700 people, including 14 paramedics over a two-day period, the ministry said.
UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said well over 200,000 people are displaced inside Lebanon and more than 100,000 have fled to neighboring Syria.
Israel has increasingly switched its focus to tackling Hezbollah after almost a year of waging a devastating offensive in the Gaza following last year’s October 7 attack by Hamas.
Hezbollah, a close ally of Hamas, stepped up barrages of northern Israel in the wake of the Hamas attack, displacing tens of thousands of people.

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