{"id":57441,"date":"2026-03-11T23:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-drone-strikes-kill-security-personnel-basij-militia-members-says-iranian-state-media\/11\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:14:43","slug":"israeli-drone-strikes-kill-security-personnel-basij-militia-members-says-iranian-state-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-drone-strikes-kill-security-personnel-basij-militia-members-says-iranian-state-media\/11\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli drone strikes kill security personnel, Basij militia members, says Iranian state media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least ten people were killed in the strikes, according to IRGC-linked Fars News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several Iranian regime security personnel and Basij militia members were killed in a series of Israeli drone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-air-force-strikes-iranian-083340969.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:strikes on Tehran;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;strikes on Tehran&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">strikes on Tehran<\/a>, according to a report from <em>Iran International<\/em> citing Iranian state media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least ten people were killed in what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/irgc-navy-chief-warns-ships-170205759.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> (IRGC)-linked <em>Fars News Agency<\/em> alleged were \u201cterrorist\u201d attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The drone strikes targeted checkpoints, including those located at District 14 near the Mahallati Highway, District 15 across from the Hashemabad gas station, District 16 on Fadaiyan-e Islam Street, and District 1 at the end of Artesh Boulevard, said <em>Iran International.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/us-destroyed-over-5-000-165821840.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:explosions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;explosions&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">explosions<\/a> and exchanges of fire, according to <em>Fars<\/em>, with Iranian defense attempting to intercept incoming Israeli drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Fars<\/em> cited an unnamed official who claimed the operations were carried out by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/us-intelligence-mossad-catch-iranians-161304203.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mossad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mossad&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mossad<\/a> and \u201cmonarchist groups\u201d attempting to infiltrate operatives and \u201ccarry out sabotage\u201d inside Iran. No evidence was provided for his claims, according to <em>Iran International<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A woman holds a placard with an image of Iran&#8217;s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei alongside late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the day of a gathering to support Mojtaba Khamenei, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026. (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR\/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tehran residents have reported tightening security across the capital, with more checkpoints being implemented and nighttime patrols intensifying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some witnesses, according to <em>Iran International<\/em>, have said that Basij units are accompanying patrols, chanting slogans warning against civilian unrest.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">IDF launches \u2018wide-scale wave of strikes\u2019<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF reported earlier on Wednesday a \u201cwide-scale wave of strikes\u201d on IRGC infrastructure across Iran, targeting sites in Tehran and other Islamic regime military strongholds throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several IRGC operatives were struck after entering a launch site in western Iran, shortly before they were set to launch drones towards Israel, reported the IDF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-drone-strikes-kill-security-024427144.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least ten people were killed in the strikes, according to IRGC-linked Fars News. 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