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- Sistan-Baluchistan is one of most impoverished provinces in the Islamic republic
- It has for years faced unrest involving drug-smuggling gangs and Baloch militants
TEHRAN: Iranian security forces on Sunday killed at least three people during clashes with militants in the country’s restive southeast, state media reported, following a deadly attack on police last month.
“Three terrorists of the enemy were killed and nine others were arrested” during operations in Sistan-Baluchistan province, the official IRNA news agency said.
Some 15 militants have been reported killed since an October 26 attack claimed by Jaish Al-Adl, a Baloch Sunni militant organization that operates mainly in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province.
That attack left 10 police officers dead in the province.
Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders both Afghanistan and Pakistan, is one of the most impoverished provinces in the Islamic republic.
It has for years faced unrest involving drug-smuggling gangs, militants from the Baloch minority and extremists.
Formed in 2012 by Baloch separatists, Jaish Al-Adl is designated a “terrorist organization” by both Iran and the United States.