The wife of Iranian border official Jamshid Danaifar, who was allegedly executed by the Sunni group Jeysh-ol-Adl after he was abducted along with four other border guards, is demanding more information about her husband. Elham Nazardoost told Iran’s official news agency: “My husband, like any other soldier in any part of the world, worked […]
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Jeysh-ol-Adl says hostages safe while talks proceed
Jeysh-ol-Adl, the Sunni group that took five Iranian border officials hostage in February announced in a statement on Tuesday April 1 that it is in negotiation with Iranian authorities, adding that the lives of the hostages will not be in any imminent danger while the talks are ongoing. The group announced last week that […]
Second captive border guard could be targeted
The Khabar television network reported on Thursday March 27 that Jeysh-ol-Adl has issued another threat. The Sunni militant group that abducted five Iranian border officials last February and killed one of them last Sunday has now announced that it will kill another Iranian hostage in five days it its demands are not met. The […]
Iran confirms execution of captive border official
Iran has confirmed that one of its border officials abducted by Jeysh-ol-Adl has been killed by his captors. Sistan-Baluchistan’s Deputy Governor for Security Ali Asghar Mirshekari told official media: “Our investigations have confirmed the martyrdom of one of our five border officials.” He said that Jamshid Danaifar was the only officer among the abducted […]
Captive border officers well despite death threat
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that the five border officers abducted in Sistan-Baluchistan are alive and well, despite last week’s statements by their abductors, Jeysh-ol-Adl, about killing one of the captives. The Jeysh-ol-Adl militant group published a statement on Twitter last week that they would kill one of their Iranian hostages. According to the […]
Sunni group offers to exchange abducted guards for prisoners
The Jeysh-ol-adl organization has issued a statement calling for the release of 300 Sunni prisoners in exchange for the release of five Iranian border officers who were abducted by the group last week. The organization’s statement calls for the release of 50 of its members as well as 200 other Sunnis being held in […]
Iran sending group to Pakistan after officials abducted
Iran’s deputy minister of the interior says a delegation is being dispatched to Pakistan to follow up on the abduction of five border officials in Sistan-Baluchistan. IRNA reports that Ali Abdollahi stated that the delegation will arrive in Pakistan next week to deal with the “abduction of five border officials by the group referred […]
Sunni cleric calls for end of violence in Sistan-Baluchistan
Senior Sunni cleric and Zahedan Friday Mass Imam Mowlavi Abdolhamid has called for an end to kidnappings and violence in region. According to local websites in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Mowlavi Abdolhamid said: “Those who provoke you are not your well-wishers, they are just trying to use you to satisfy their complexes. Beware […]
Missing Iranian border officials may be in Pakistan
Five Iranian border officials who work at the Sistan-Baluchistan border with Pakistan have been missing since Friday February 7. The Fars News Agency reports that provincial border forces and Revolutionary Guards choppers have been dispatched to the area to set up a search mission. According to Fars, some reports indicate that the missing officers […]
Iran wants UN to condemn “terrorist” attack
Iran has called on the UN Security Council to show an “immediate and appropriate” reaction to the terrorist attack on 14 border officials in Iran. ISNA reports that Iran’s envoy to the UN, Mohammad Khazai, wrote to the UN, explaining how “a terrorist group referred to as Jeysh-ol-adl has taken responsibility for this attack” […]