At least two women and a child were killed in the shelling of two Baluch villages in southeastern Iran. Dozens were injured.
Dozens of military vehicles attacked the Shuro region near Zahedan, the capital of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The news indicates that two women and a child were killed in the attack.
A heavy confrontation broke out in the early hours of Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Saeedabad village in Kurin County. The military forces launched an assault, clashed with the Baluch residents, and asked for reinforcements. They used light and heavy weapons in this attack. The confrontation then expanded to the Shuro village where the military forces shelled people’s homes using artillery.
Halwash news agency said several women and children lived in the house shelled by the military forces. Based on the information gathered so far, at least two women and a child have been killed by the military forces. A motorcyclist was also shot and killed by government troops as he was heading to the Shuro village to help its residents.
Based on reports from this region, the clashes broke out on Saturday morning, January 1. There was a high casualty among the military forces with 20 Revolutionary Guards killed.
Baluch activists have reported the deaths of two women and a child in this confrontation. The IRGC issued a statement on this confrontation but did not mention anything about its deaths and casualties. The statement announced that the military forces had killed Gholam Shahbakhsh and five members of his group.
