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Iranian security forces have killed three militants linked to the Islamic State group in a city close to the Iraqi border, confiscating a weapons cache and belts armed with explosives, a senior official says.
The trio were shot dead in the house they were staying in Kermanshah city, the governor of Kermanshah province, Asadollah Razani, was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
The city is about 100 kilometres from the Iraqi border.
A senior member of IS was killed on Monday night in an operation in another city in the province, during which other supporters of the group were arrested, Razani said.
A mountainous area bordering Iraq, Kermanshah has a largely Sunni Kurdish population and a history of insurgency against the Shi'ite Muslim republic of Iran.
Sunni IS, whose members view Shi'ites as heretics, control large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Iranian officials say IS militants have been targeting the country in recent months, while Tehran has ramped up its military presence in both Iraq and Syria.
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaki...s/news-story/5249329e41c7b96c991141243af22bf9
State media report (In Persian)
Footage of firefight
The trio were shot dead in the house they were staying in Kermanshah city, the governor of Kermanshah province, Asadollah Razani, was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA.
The city is about 100 kilometres from the Iraqi border.
A senior member of IS was killed on Monday night in an operation in another city in the province, during which other supporters of the group were arrested, Razani said.
A mountainous area bordering Iraq, Kermanshah has a largely Sunni Kurdish population and a history of insurgency against the Shi'ite Muslim republic of Iran.
Sunni IS, whose members view Shi'ites as heretics, control large areas of Iraq and Syria.
Iranian officials say IS militants have been targeting the country in recent months, while Tehran has ramped up its military presence in both Iraq and Syria.
http://www.news.com.au/world/breaki...s/news-story/5249329e41c7b96c991141243af22bf9
State media report (In Persian)
Footage of firefight
