TEHRAN – IRGC forces on Sunday dismantled two terrorist groups in northwestern Iran, killing 23 of their elements in clashes, Press TV reported.

Majid Arjmandfar, an IRGC commander, said on Saturday that the two terror cells were successfully busted in the provinces of Kordestan and West Azerbaijan.

They were among five terror groups in total operating in northwestern Iran with the aim of destabilizing the country, he added.

The Iranian troops also engaged the remaining terror groups, inflicting losses on them and forcing their elements to flee the scene, Arjmandfar noted.

In a relevant bid the same day, the IRGC arrested 3 people suspected of being behind a recent terrorist attack against MP Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh in Kermanshah province.

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