TEHRAN - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has arrested individuals connected to two deadly terrorist attacks targeting Iranian security forces in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, according to a statement released on Saturday.

In a joint operation with provincial intelligence forces, IRGC Ground Force units captured suspects believed to have provided support and logistical assistance to the attacks carried out by the so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group. The group claimed responsibility for an assault on the Rask County police headquarters on December 15, 2023, and an attack on an IRGC base in Rask on April 4.

The suspects were apprehended inside the Anwar al-Haramain religious school in the Pashamag village, near Rask.

Jaish Al-Adl (known by Iranian civilians as Jaish Al-Zulm) was established in 2012 in Pakistan by the remaining members of a dismantled terrorist group active in Sistan and Balouchestan.  The group called Jundallah which was responsible for the death of over 150 civilians ended its activities after its leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested and executed in June 2010.

The so-called Jaish Al-Adl has so far killed over 100 individuals during its terrorist assaults in Southeastern Iran. Iran's intelligence previously linked the outfit to the Israeli regime.