Iran strikes inside Pakistan following IRGC missile attacks in Iraq, Syria

Iran said it struck a Sunni armed group in Pakistan just hours after deadly strikes in Iraq and Syria.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported that sites belonging to Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice) in Balochistan were struck with missiles and drones. Further details were not immediately available. Pakistani officials have not commented on the strikes. 

The attack follows IRGC strikes on Iraq and Syria on Monday night. The organization said the Syria strikes were in response to the Islamic State attack in the Iranian city of Kerman earlier this month and an attack in Iran’s Rask last month.

Several Iranian police officers were killed near Rask in the attack claimed by Jaish al-Adl.

Jaish al-Adl is an Islamist group that seeks greater rights for Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, which is home to Iran’s Sunni Baluchi minority. The group is designated as a terror outfit by Iran and the United States.

Iran regularly clashes with armed groups near the Pakistani border but Tuesday’s strikes have gone deeper into Pakistani territory. 

This is a breaking story and will be updated.