Two Iranian security personnel have been killed in separate attacks near the border with Pakistan, as violence persists around Sistan-Baluchestan and the Chabahar area.
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01Summary
- 01An officer in Iran’s Basij paramilitary force was shot dead outside her home in Mehrestan district on Wednesday, according to Tasnim news agency.
- 02Another officer was killed in a separate attack on a police vehicle in Mehrestan, near Iran’s border with Pakistan.
- 03Haalvash said military helicopters were circling Iranshahr on Wednesday and that the security situation remained tense in several locations.
- 04Last week, gunmen killed one person and injured three others in an attack on a minibus carrying security personnel, according to IRNA.
- 05Earlier this month, IRGC’s Al Quds Force said it killed at least two suspected attackers and destroyed an alleged 'terrorist cell' near Chabahar port.
02Why it matters
The killings underline the continuing insecurity in Iran’s south-eastern border province, including around the strategic Chabahar port. They also show the wider strain on security forces in an area Iran says is being targeted by armed groups backed from outside the country.
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