{"id":51892,"date":"2025-08-23T13:41:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iranian-forces-kill-six-militants-in-the-southeast-state-media-says\/23\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T17:41:25","slug":"iranian-forces-kill-six-militants-in-the-southeast-state-media-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iranian-forces-kill-six-militants-in-the-southeast-state-media-says\/23\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian forces kill six militants in the southeast, state media says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran&#8217;s southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iranian security forces shot dead six militants in a clash in southeastern Iran on Saturday, a day after five police officers were killed by armed rebels in the restive region, the official news agency IRNA reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/least-five-killed-20-wounded-170802904.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iran<\/a>&#8216;s southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/iran-expands-crackdown-civilians-top-134622706.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tehran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tehran<\/a> accuses some of them of ties to foreign powers and involvement in cross-border smuggling and insurgency.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Attack on police in Iran<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/five-policemen-killed-attack-restive-205335094.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:five policemen were killed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">five policemen were killed<\/a> in southeastern Iran on Friday after unidentified gunmen opened fire on two police patrol vehicles, Iranian news agencies reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last week, Sunni militants killed one police officer and injured another after they opened fire on a vehicle in the southeastern city of Iranshahr, Iran International reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iranian-forces-kill-six-militants-172024783.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A demonstrator holds a portrait of Iran Iran&rsquo;s southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups,<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iranian-forces-kill-six-militants-in-the-southeast-state-media-says\/23\/08\/2025\/\">Read More 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