TEHRAN – The Jaish al-Adl terrorist group, known as Jaish al-Zolm inside Iran, has announced the deaths of 12 of its members, including two prominent figures, as a result of a coordinated operation between Iranian and Pakistani forces. 

In a statement released on Wednesday, the terrorist group acknowledged that their members were targeted and eliminated during a joint anti-terrorism initiative conducted by the armed forces of both nations. 

With a history of violence that has claimed the lives of hundreds of Iranian security personnel and civilians, Jaish al-Zolm was founded in 2012 and has been active in the border areas between Iran and Pakistan. 

The terrorist group’s latest deadly attack occurred on October 26 in the southeastern Iranian town of Taftan, located in Sistan and Baluchistan province. During this incident, a group of terrorists ambushed a police convoy, resulting in the martyrdom of ten border guards and police officers. 

Furthermore, Brigadier General Ahmed Shafayee, spokesman for the anti-terror exercise carried out by the Quds Unit of the Ground Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) this month, announced on Wednesday that security forces delivered substantial setbacks to the terrorists during the "Martyrs of Security" drill, which has been in progress after the recent tragic terrorist incident occurred. 

The Brigadier General remarked that key members of the terrorist group involved in last month’s attack in Taftan have either been killed or apprehended. 

He also declared that various weapons and ammunition, including some sourced from the United States, were seized during the operation. 

Shafaei emphasized that the fight against terrorism will continue relentlessly until satisfactory results are achieved. 

Additionally, Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, commander of the Ground Forces of the IRGC, stated on Monday that approximately 80 percent of the militants supported by foreign powers, operating along Iran’s southeastern border, have been captured or killed. 

Pakpour also highlighted that Tehran possesses information indicating that “hostile intelligence agencies” have tasked these militant groups with efforts to destabilize the region.

The Taftan attack was carried out on the same day Israel targeted Iran’s territory with airstrikes.