Terrorist attack on Iran's Revolutionary Guard headquarters, 5 security personnel killed

At least five security personnel were killed and 10 others injured when gunmen from the Jaish al-Adl group carried out two terrorist attacks on the headquarters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the towns of Chabahar and Rask, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Iranian state television reported.

Fifteen gunmen were killed in clashes between security forces and the attackers.

“The terrorists failed to achieve their goal of capturing the Guards headquarters in Chabahar and Rask,” Deputy Interior Minister Majid Mirahmadi said in a televised address.

Jaish al-Adl, a radical Sunni Muslim militant group, is demanding greater rights and better living conditions for the Baluchis, a minority Shi'ite Muslim population.

The group has claimed responsibility for several attacks in recent years targeting Iranian security forces in the southeastern province.

In December 2023, the armed group also attacked a police station in the town of Rask, killing 11 security personnel and injuring many others.