2024 Gohar Kuh Attack

2024 Gohar Kuh Attack
Part of Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Image of one of the police officers killed in the convoy
Location	Gowhar Kuh Shahrak, Taftan County, Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran
Date	October 26, 2024 (2024-10-26)
Target	Iranian police
Attack type	Shooting
Deaths	10
Injured	4
Perpetrator	Jaish ul-Adl
Motive	Anti-Shi'ism Anti-Iranian sentiment

The 2024 Gohar Kuh Attack was a terrorist attack against an Iranian police station that killed 10 police officers inside their vehicles, two vehicles were shot at.[1]

Background

At this time the Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency and the Insurgency in Balochistan was taking place between Sunni Baloch groups and the Shia government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and secular organizations such as the Balochistan Liberation Army and other governmental armies including Pakistan's Pakistan Army and China's People's Liberation Army.[2]

A few months before, in April 2024, there were clashes between the Jaish ul-Adl and Iranian police at the same police station; these killed 5 Iranian police officers.[3]

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]

Aftermath

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]

References

1. "Insurgents kill ten Iranian border police officers in southeast Iran". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-10-26. ISSN 0792-822X. OCLC 15700704. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
2. Janjua, Haroon (2024-08-27). "What's behind armed insurgency in Pakistan's Balochistan?". Deutsche Welle. Islamabad. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
3. "At Least 5 Iranian Officers Dead In Clash With Militants In Restive Southeast". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
4. "«۱۰ پلیس و سرباز» در یک حملهٔ مسلحانه در تفتان کشته شدند" «۱۰ پلیس و سرباز» در یک حملهٔ مسلحانه در تفتان کشته شدند [10 policemen and soldiers were killed in an armed attack in Taftan]. Radio Farda (in Persian). 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
5. Gombrell, Jon (2024-10-26). "Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills 10 officers". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
6. "Ten Iranian border guards killed in attack near southeastern border". Reuters. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
7. "Attack on police convoy in southeastern Iran kills 10 officers". Voice of America. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
8. "Ten Iranian border guards killed in restive southeast". Iran International. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
9. "آپارات - سرویس اشتراک ویدیو". Barkhar city news (in Persian). Aparat. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
10. "ایران: ۱۰ نیروی پلیس در یک حملۀ مسلحانه در تفتان کشته شدند؛ جیش‌العدل مسئولیت حمله را بر عهده گرفت" ایران: ۱۰ نیروی پلیس در یک حملۀ مسلحانه در تفتان کشته شدند؛ جیش‌العدل مسئولیت حمله را بر عهده گرفت [Iran: 10 policemen were killed in an armed attack in Taftan; Jaish al-Adl claimed responsibility for the attack]. Radio France Internationale (in Persian). 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
11. "حمله مسلحانه جیش‌العدل به نیروی انتظامی در تفتان؛ ۱۰ مأمور از جمله ۴ سرباز کشته شدند" حمله مسلحانه جیش‌العدل به نیروی انتظامی در تفتان؛ ۱۰ مأمور از جمله ۴ سرباز کشته شدند [Jaish al-Adl's armed attack on the police force in Taftan; 10 officers including 4 soldiers were killed]. Voice of America (in Persian). 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.