The Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Iran's FRAJA - Law Enforcement Force (LEF) in the Sistan-Baluchestan province on 12 September.
The Jaish al-Adl has announced that an operational cell from the "Adl Elahi" unit successfully targeted a Mirjaveh Border Regiment whose officers were involved in the pursuit and killing of fuel traders in the city of Mirjaveh.
In recent days, there has been a significant increase in deadly attacks by security forces on fuel traders. As a result, the Jaish al-Adl organization conducted this operation "in defense of this oppressed segment of society."
The Jaish al-Adl reiterated that "Balochistan is not safe for the regime's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and all those who serve in the regime's security and military apparatuses will be considered legitimate targets." The group's "advice to all military personnel and their families is that there is no justification for serving the oppressive regime of the Velayat-e Faqih. Therefore, for their safety and the well-being of their families, they should leave their positions in the military and security forces and seek honorable means of livelihood".
Fuel is heavily subsidized in Iran, making fuel smuggling a source of income for criminal groups, as well as some ordinary citizens who live in impoverished areas near Iran's borders.
IRNA news agency had reported that three border guards were killed and a civilian was injured following a gun attack by a group of unidentified "thugs" firing from a car in Sistan-Baluchestan's Mirjaveh County, which is on the border with Pakistan.IRNA identified the guards as Lieutenant Mohammad Amin Naroui and conscripts Parsa Souzani and Amir Ebrahimzadeh.
Jaish al-Adl ("Army of Justice") is an insurgent group active in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of Iran, primarily among the Baloch minority along the Pakistani border. The group was founded in 2012 by a core of Jondollah militants, another militant group that the Iranian government effectively crushed.
Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on Iranian security forces to defend the rights of the Baloch people and fight against the perceived discrimination and marginalization of Sunni Muslims in predominantly Shia Iran. Jaish al-Adl's modus operandi is marked by sporadic, low-intensity armed clashes, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and kidnappings.
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