Incident Summary:

07/20/2019: Assailants attacked Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel in Saravan district, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. Two guards were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201907200010

When:
2019-07-20

Country:
Iran

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sistan and Baluchestan

City:
Saravan district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)
Specific Description Personnel
Nationality of Target Iran
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen Kill Two Revolutionary Guards In Southeastern Iran," Radio Free Europe, July 21, 2019.
"Two elite Iranian Guards dead in clash with terrorists," Daily Pakistan Global, July 21, 2019.
"2 dead in clash with 'terrorists' in southeast Iran," Devdiscourse, July 21, 2019.