Senior IRGC commander killed in light plane crash amid counterterrorism drill in southeast Iran
A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has been killed after the ultralight gyroplane he was aboard crashed during a counterterrorism exercise in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province close to the border with Pakistan.
The Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Force announced in a statement that Second Brigadier General Hamid Mazandarani, Commander of the Naynava Brigade of the elite force in the northern Golestan province, lost his life on Monday as the compact rotor-blade aircraft went down in the course of the “Martyrs of Security” drills at Sirkan area of Saravan County.
The gyroplane’s pilot, identified as Hamed Jandaghi, was also killed in the crash.
The IRGC Ground Force has staged a counterterrorism exercise, codenamed “Martyrs of Security”, in Sistan and Baluchestan province since November 1.
On October 26, 10 members of Iran’s law enforcement forces were killed in a terrorist attack in the Gohar Kuh district of Taftan.
The so-called Jaish al-Adl terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was one of the deadliest in the province in recent months.
The group has carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran, primarily in the Sistan and Baluchestan province.
Its tactics include the abduction of border guards as well as targeting civilians and police stations within the province to incite chaos and disorder.
In January, Iran launched a military operation during which the headquarters of the Pakistan-based terrorist group was targeted in missile strikes, destroying its infrastructure.
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