Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had arrested seven people in the northwestern province of Ilam over alleged connections to Kurdish separatist organisations, Middle East Eye reported.
According to the IRGC account cited by the outlet, the seven individuals were suspected of affiliation with Kurdish separatist groups. The force did not identify the detainees or name the organisations with which they were allegedly associated.
The IRGC also alleged that those arrested intended to undertake armed operations. It said the detainees were carrying ammunition, but provided no further information on the type or quantity involved, the circumstances in which it was allegedly found, or the specific actions the group was suspected of planning.
No details were given on where in Ilam province the arrests occurred or when the operation took place. The report also did not state whether the seven people had been formally charged, which authority was holding them, or whether they had obtained legal representation. Their identities and current status were not disclosed.
The account offered no independent confirmation of the IRGC’s allegations. It also provided no response from the detainees, their relatives, legal representatives or any Kurdish organisation. No information was available about possible casualties, exchanges of fire or other incidents connected with the arrests.
Middle East Eye published the report as a live-blog update, relying on the statement attributed to the IRGC. Beyond the force’s claims of suspected separatist links, plans for armed activity and possession of ammunition, no additional evidence or operational details were included in the supplied report.
Reporting attribution: based on reporting by Middle East Eye — original source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-says-it-arrests-seven-suspected-kurdish-separatists-ilam-province.