IRGC dismantles two terrorist cells in Iran's Sistan and Baluchistan
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) dismantles two terrorist cells in Sistan and Baluchestan, killing five militants.
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In this Tuesday, July 19, 2011 file photo, a group of Iranian border guards march at the eastern border of Iran shared with Pakistan and Afghanistan near Zabol, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Sunday that it had dismantled two terrorist cells in the northern and southern parts of Sistan and Baluchistan province, killing five militants in the process.
The IRGC explained that the operations were carried out separately. Alongside the deaths of the five militants, security forces seized 25 kilograms of explosives and several bombs.
Just a week earlier, Iranian police reported killing three terrorists and arresting two gunmen during an attack on police forces in the city of Saravan, also in Sistan and Baluchestan.
According to the provincial police information center at the time, security forces repelled the assault, which left one police officer martyred and another wounded.
Iran’s fight against terrorist cells
The Province of Sistan and Baluchistan has long been a hotspot for cross-border terrorism. The most active group operating in the region is Jaish al-Adl, a Pakistan-based organization that emerged in 2012 after the dismantling of the Jundallah group.
The group has claimed responsibility for numerous deadly attacks on civilians and security forces, including the killing of 10 police officers in October 2024 and multiple assaults in 2025. Iranian officials have described Jaish al-Adl as a proxy force for the CIA and Mossad, tasked with destabilizing Iran.
In addition to Jaish al-Adl, Iran faces threats from several other organizations. The Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), described by Iranian authorities as a “terrorist cult,” has been responsible for nearly 12,000 deaths since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian intelligence recently dismantled MKO sabotage cells across multiple provinces, including in Tehran’s Pakdasht County in August 2025.
Meanwhile, extensive spy networks linked to "Israel" have been uncovered inside Iran, with authorities arresting 20 suspected Mossad agents in August 2025.
Additionally, the IRGC regularly conducts counter-terrorism operations along Iran’s borders, often in coordination with Pakistan and Iraq. Iranian security forces have also foiled dozens of infiltration attempts by groups like Ansar al-Furqan.
