The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said on the 13th that it destroyed a kidnapping gang belonging to a terrorist organization and killed 5 members of the gang in Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran earlier that day. Saipa News Network, a media owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, issued a statement saying that during a “raid” against the gang in the Kulin area of Zahedan city, a member of the Revolutionary Guard Corps died in the line of duty. The statement said that members of the gang “colluded with terrorist organizations” to kidnap a construction project engineer west of Zahedan on the 12th and attempted to transfer the hostages to neighboring countries. The statement stressed that the hostages had been rescued after the operation. Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cross-border drug smuggling activities have been rampant in the province for a long time. The security situation is grim, and attacks on Iranian security forces have occurred from time to time. On the 8th, two attacks on security personnel occurred in the province, killing 2 people and injuring 3 others. On the 9th, another roadside bomb explosion occurred in the province, killing one police officer and injuring several police officers.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran said on the 13th that it destroyed a kidnapping gang belonging to a terrorist organization and killed 5 members of the gang in Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran earlier that day. Saipa News Network, a media owned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, issued a statement saying that during a “raid” against the gang in the Kulin area of Zahedan city, a member of the Revolutionary Guard Corps died in the line of duty. The statement said that members of the gang “colluded with terrorist organizations” to kidnap a construction project engineer west of Zahedan on the 12th and attempted to transfer the hostages to neighboring countries. The statement stressed that the hostages had been rescued after the operation. Iran's Sistan-Balochistan province borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cross-border drug smuggling activities have been rampant in the province for a long time. The security situation is grim, and attacks on Iranian security forces have occurred from time to time. On the 8th, two attacks on security personnel occurred in the province, killing 2 people and injuring 3 others. On the 9th, another roadside bomb explosion occurred in the province, killing one police officer and injuring several police officers.