TEHRAN -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces arrested a member of the Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group behind acts of violence in Sistan and Balouchestan in September, the Salman Base of the IRGC said Thursday.
Rogue elements, terrorists, separatists and agents of foreign spy agencies incited crowds during last year’s September 30 unrest in the provincial capital of Zahedan, and played a role in disrupting unity and security, it said in a statement.
IRGC intelligence forces carefully monitored the situation, identifying the ringleaders and main elements behind the riots, including an individual identified Ali Narouei, also known as Salahuddin, it said.
IRGC intelligence forces accessed the contents of his mobile phone, and uncovered his close collaboration with anti-Iran terrorist groups.
Salahuddin was in close contact with a high-profile member of Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group called Qader via social media platforms during the riots in Zahedan. He was instructed o supply rioters and provocateurs with firearms and live ammunition, the statement said.
Later on, Salahuddin illegally left southeastern Iran for Dalbandin city in the Chagai district of Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, and took refuge in a hideout run by a Jaish ul-Adl terrorist named Taher Shiranzaei.
Salahuddin was soon transferred along with a number of other terrorists to the Jaish ul-Adl’s main training camp, where he underwent six-day training on the use of mechanical, electromagnetic and remotely-controlled bombs as well as sophisticated methods of targeted killing.
Afterwards, Salahuddin was linked to another Jaish ul-Adl terrorist named Zaker Sheikhzadeh, better known by the alias Mullah Omar, who was responsible for spotting distinguished Iranian security and intelligence official in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Salahuddin was then sent on an assassination mission to Zahedan.
He sneaked across the border into Iran on April 5. However, he was identified and apprehended by the IRGC’s intelligence forces before he could carry out any act of terror.
On September 30, 2022, terrorists launched armed attacks on several police stations and public places in Zahedan after congregational prayers in the city, martyring 19 people and injuring 20 others.
The terrorists also set ablaze a fire

engine, an emergency station, and a bank, among other places in the city but their attempts to continue rioting failed following the timely presence of security forces.
In a statement, Jaish ul-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sistan and Baluchestan province, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has been the scene of several terrorist attacks against civilians and security forces in recent years.
Iran’s security forces have been vigilant and successful in protecting the border areas and thwarting most terrorist plots by foreign-backed anti-revolution elements across the country.