The public relations department of the Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Force said the terrorist group was arrested in a successful operation following continued intelligent works.

The terrorist group had already assassinated a number of teachers and Basij forces in southeast of the country, the statement added.

Back on January 2, unknown gunmen shot dead 2 people in the village of Nasirabad, near the town of Qasr-e Qand in the same province.

One of the victims was a teacher in the village, named Issa Shahraki. The terrorist attack had also claimed the life of Adham Sabouri, a staffer at the IRGC office in the village.

Also a week earlier, the IRGC lost three personnel in an attack launched by armed outlaws in the same province.

The three were martyred during a mission to assist the local people and ensure security in the region, the Quds Base of the IRGC Ground Force announced in a statement at the time.