2024 Gohar Kuh Attack

On October 26, 2024, Jaish ul-Adl militants attacked the police station in Gohar Kuh, in Sistan-Baluchistan Province, about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) southeast of Tehran.^[4] HalVash, a Baloch advocacy group, reportedly released images of two convoy trucks painted with a green stripe on the side (used to distinguish police trucks from civilian ones) riddled with bullet holes; one of the images included a graphic image of two of the dead police officers inside the vehicle.^[5] Iranian state media stated that the clash was between the Iranian police and Sunni Muslim militants,^[6] though initially, the media only stated it was an attack by what it called "miscreants", in both reports no group was named.^[7]

After the attack, the Interior Ministry of Iran released a statement on X saying: "Following the martyrdom of 10 border guards on the Goharkouh road in Taftan County, the Minister of Interior promptly assigned a team of police commanders and Ministry of Interior officials to investigate the details of this incident,".^[8] After the incident many videos were released of the attack on X, Facebook, and shared among WhatsApp groups with Jaish ul-Adl being accused for the attack.^[9] Later that day, Jaish ul-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack.^[10]

The Islamic Republic News Agency released the names of those who were killed which included, Alizadeh, Hasasah, Noorbakhsh, and Salehi as well as a number of members of the police force. Among them were Iman Darvishi, Alireza Aghajani, Mehdi Khamoshi, Nemat Nouri, and Hadi Zare.^[11]