The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force has dismantled a team of the PJAK separatist terrorist group that was attempting to infiltrate northwestern Iran with the aim of perpetrating acts of sabotage and terrorism.

In a statement on Thursday, the Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada Base announced that its forces successfully dismantled a two-member team of the PJAK terrorist group.

It added that the two terrorists intended to cross into Iran’s northwestern border areas on Wednesday to execute acts of sabotage and terrorism but were killed after being ambushed by IRGC forces.

The statement said that the operation was carried out following intelligence gathered by the border regiment in West Azerbaijan Province, which led to the complete neutralization of the team.

After the clash, which took place in the mountainous border areas of Sardasht city, the bodies of the two terrorists, along with various weapons and equipment as well as a Starlink satellite terminal, were recovered and taken into the possession of the IRGC forces.

Iranian forces kill 4 PJAK terrorists in clash near Iraqi border

Iranian border guards say four members of the PJAK terrorist group have been killed near the border with Iraq.

The Hamzeh Seyed al-Shohada Base of the IRGC Ground Force once again warned separatist and terrorist elements, stressing that any attempt to undermine security along Iran’s northwestern borders would be met with a decisive response that would make those responsible regret their actions.

Iran has been fighting terrorist groups operating near its border regions, especially those based in Kurdistan, in recent years.

The country has signed a security pact with the government in neighboring Iraq to have elements of PJAK and other groups pushed away from mountainous regions near its borders.