TEHRAN – A division of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) saysit has arrested a number of Daesh Takfiri terrorists in the west of thecountry.

Following intelligence activities, the IRGC ground forces’ Najaf base onSaturday engaged in clashes with 21 members of the Daesh terrorist group,which had entered the country through its western borders.

The IRGC forces managed to arrest most of the members of the terroristgroup.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said earlier this month that Iranian securityforces had dismantled a terrorist group and arrested its members in thecountry’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

The ministry said in a statement that the terrorist group “which hadinfiltrated into Iran with the aim of fueling” a wave of protest overrising prices were put under surveillance in the city of Piranshahr.

The IRGC also dismantled a terrorist group in October in an operation inWest Azarbaijan.link>

IRGC ground forces launched the operation after receiving information thata terrorist team of four had infiltrated the Chaldoran region of theprovince and had killed two locals.

Iran has arrested dozens of terrorists since twin terrorist attacks in theIranian capital of Tehran in June 2017.Police officers patrol the building of Iran’s parliament after a Daeshassault, in Tehran, Iran, on June 7, 2017. (Photo by AP)

On June 7, 2017, gunmen mounted almost simultaneous assaults on Iran’sparliament and the Mausoleum of the late Founder of the Islamic RepublicImam Khomeini. Daesh claimed responsibility for the strikes. The twinattacks killed 17 people and injured over 50 more.