Two Iranian border guards killed during anti-smuggling operation in northwestern Iran

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News ID: 47210
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 15:56 - 01 August 2020
Saturday, 01 August 2020_Two Iranian border guards have lost their lives during an operation in the country’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan near the border with Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Two Iranian border guards killed during anti-smuggling operation in northwestern IranThe Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the guards lost their lives as several smugglers sought to sneak through the border undetected near the city of Sardasht, located some 730 kilometers (453 miles) west of the capital, late on Friday and were trying to import contraband items.

The report identified the two fallen border guards as Sergeant Matin Saedi and Private Mehdi Maleki, adding that the bandits were captured and their goods confiscated.

Back on May 29, three Iranian border guards were killed during clashes with members of a terrorist group in the same area.

Over the past years, Iranian security forces and border guards have engaged in clashes with foreign-backed terror groups, many of whom cross the country's borders with Pakistan and Iraq to carry out attacks.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced back on June 24 last year that its forces had dismantled a four-member gang of terrorists in West Azarbaijan province.

 
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