At least six civilians killed in militant attack on courthouse in south-east Iran | Iran
Jihadist separatist group Jaish al-Adl’s attack on a courthouse in Sistan-Baluchestan in southeast Iran reported on Saturday, killed at least six civilians, including a mother and child.
The attackers suppressed the building, attracted a few people inside. Later, according to the Baluch Human Rights Group Haalvsh, they launched a second attack with mortar and grenade launchers, where a conflict began with three hours of security forces.
Iranian State News Agency, three armed killed in the clash, he said.
The state media said that several people were in critical state and transferred to local hospitals.
Jaish Al-Adl took responsibility for the attack in a statement about the telegram and told civilians to evacuate the region for their “safety”. Haalvsh reported that residents had a few explosions and guns, some roads that led to the court were closed.
The state of Sistan-Baluchestan, which limits Pakistan and Afghanistan, had a rebellion that has been ongoing for the last twenty years. The Sunni Baluch, which defends Iran’s autonomy and claims to have been marginalization and exclusion under the Iranian government for a long time, is home to the minority of the Iranian government.
The uprising is a part of a larger uprising in Balochistan, which contains the province of Pakistani Balochistan. Islam was carried out by militant groups and separatists and included attacks that injured civilians and state security personnel in both countries.
Jaish Al-Adl is one of the Islamist militant groups in the state and has been fighting with Iranian security forces since 2014. The Iranian authorities identified a terrorist group and accused Pakistan and Israel of supporting the group.
In December 2023, the group attacked a police station in the state of Sistan-Baluchestan and killed 11 people. An attack on the Iranian border guards in January 2024 led to Iran’s hit Pakistan and said it was targeting a Jaish al-Adl cell in the country.
The Iranian government accused the rebellion of the rebellion of foreign actors and participating in illegal smuggling operations.
Sardar Alireza Deliri, Deputy Chief of Police of Sistan-Baluchestan, described Jaish al-Adla on Saturday, depending on the “Zionists olan referring to Israel. He said that the three militants killed were a single militant participating in the attack and claimed that they were wearing suicide belts.
