Iranian security forces arrested four Arab gunmen in Susangerd (Khafajieh), near the Iraq border, after an exchange of fire, according to Iran's Fars News Agency. According to a border battalion commander, the gunmen injured two soldiers during a gun battle. Iranian forces seized a small arms cache including two Kalashnikov assault rifles, a pistol, a magazine with 22 bullets and five pistol bullters. The Iranian security forces claim the men are outlaws rather than insurgents.
Link to Fars News Agency report
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