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Monday 22 August 2016 - 22:42
Story Code : 228082

IRGC dismantles terror cells beyond borders: Commander



Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has busted up to four anti-Islamic Republicterrorist groups beyond the Iranian border, a senior commander says.

Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces Quds Base Brigadier General Mohammad Marani said on Monday that the IRGC forces succeeded in disbanding the groups outside the countrys borders during the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 20).
"One of these groups was led by Amanollah Raeisi which was affiliated to Forqan [terrorist group]. This group sought to conduct certain [terrorist] acts along[Iranian] borders, in border cities and deep intothe country and had possessedsome 150kg of explosives, he said.
He added that the IRGC and police forces killed four members of the group in the final days of the holy month of Ramadan (late June).

The commander noted that Raeisi and other members of their nine strong terrorist group were also arrested and failed in their mission.

Despite numerous plots against the country and the spread of activities by different groups beyond the Iranian borders, the IRGC has scored major successesover the past five months, Marani said.

He added that the IRGC Ground Forces Quds Base is vigilantly monitoring border areas andpossessesprecise intelligence of moves by the spying services of Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, and Western states aimed at fomentinginsecurity in eastern borders.

The commander said the IRGC forces are closely pursuing the issue of security in all areas such as foreign citizens,smuggling and anti-Islamic Republic and terrorist groups.

On July 23, Brigadier General Majid Arjmandfar, an IRGC commander, said the IRGC forces dismantled two terrorist groups in the countrys northwestern provinces of Kordestan and West Azerbaijan and killed 23 of their elements in clashes while inflicted heavy damage on their bases near the border line.

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

Irans Intelligence Ministry said in August that it had identified 102 members or supporters of the so-called Tawhid and Jihad Takfiri terrorist groups in the western province of Kordestan, which neighbors Iraq.

The ministry said the group had planned attacks, including assassination of local officials and armed robbery, in the provincial capital city of Sanandaj over the past years.

Back in July, the ministry said it had foiled a major Takfiri-Wahhabi plot to carry out bomb attacks in the capital, Tehran, and other provinces and arrested suspects.

By Press TV

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