Nine people were killed, including three members of Iranian forces, during a new clash with "
armed criminals
" in the province of Sistan-Balochistan in the south-east of the country, indicated the Revolutionary Guards, ideological army. of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Six armed criminals were killed and five others injured in an intense clash
" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, Sepah News, the Guardians' official website, said in a statement on Saturday.
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Three local fighters died as martyrs during the clash, which took place near a village
", in the center of the province, it is added in the text, without further details.
The Guards said on Friday they had killed three people involved in the deaths of two of their members on December 25 in the same region.
Bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, Sistan-Balochistan is a deprived region, frequent scene of attacks or clashes between security forces and armed groups.
The violence is often linked to smuggling, or clashes involving separatists from the Baloch minority or jihadist groups active in the region, which Tehran says are supported by Pakistan.
On November 18, the official Irna news agency reported the death of three members of the security forces, killed in clashes with "
criminals
" in Sistan-Balochistan.
In July, four members of the Revolutionary Guards were killed there in clashes with armed men.
