Iranian border guards
Clashes erupted on Saturday between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and members of the ISIS terrorist group in western Iran, reported Sepah News, the official news site of the Guards.
The operation against the terrorist group members, who have been entered into the country via western borders, was launched jointly with the intelligence forces on January 27 morning, the Public Relations Department of IRGC Ground Force's "Najaf Base" said.
Pakpour, who did not say where the clash took place exactly stated that three of the Revolutionary Guard fighters were killed.
"In an operation at noon time today 16 terrorists were captured and a number of them were killed", IRGC Ground Force chief Mohammad Khakpour told the national TV.
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The majority of the terrorist cell members have been arrested in the operation, the statement said, adding that the clashes are still going on.
Last June, Islamic State attacked the Iranian parliament in Tehran and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, killing at least 18 and wounding dozens.
The IRGC fired several missiles at Daesh bases in Syria on June 18 in response to the twin attacks.
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