Two terrorists killed in armed clash with Iranian border guards
Two members of an anti-Iran terrorist group have been killed during an armed confrontation with Iranian border guards in the country's northwestern province of West Azarbaijan, a senior border commander says.
The commander of Iran’s Border Guard Police, Brigadier General Ali Akbar Javidan, said on Saturday that several terrorists who attempted to attack a border guard unit in Chaldoran County on Thursday night were thwarted by the "vigilance and operational readiness" of Iranian border forces.
According to Javidan, border guards identified the terrorists before they entered Iranian territory, relying on intelligence monitoring and field surveillance.
He said the forces responded with heavy fire, preventing the group from carrying out its planned attack.
"During the exchange of fire, two members of the terrorist group were killed, while preliminary assessments indicated that several others were wounded before fleeing across the border into a neighbouring country," the commander added.
Javidan described the operation as a significant blow to the group, adding that security forces recovered an M16 rifle, five magazines, two hand grenades, a mobile phone, and a backpack containing personal equipment.
He also emphasized that Iranian border guards would continue to respond decisively to any threats against the country's borders, warning that hostile actions would be met with a firm response.
Iranian forces frequently engage in clashes with foreign-backed terrorist outfits or carry out operations against them near the country’s western and eastern borders.
In February, Iranian border guards seized a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosive materials after ambushing terrorists in the southeast of the country.
The confrontation between border guards and terrorist elements occurred near the southeastern border city of Zabol in Sistan and Baluchestan province.
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