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Conflicting Reports On Jundallah-IRGC Battle

The Iranian Sunni opposition organization Jundallah has said that in the March 7 battle with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) near Zahedan, in Sistan-Baluchistan province in southeastern Iran, Jundallah killed 15 IRGC troops.

Jundallah acknowledged that one of its senior members was killed and five members were wounded, and said it would soon release a film showing its success in the battle.

In contrast, the Iranian media reported that Iranian security forces killed 15 Jundallah members.

Sources: Tabnak, Abna, Iran, March 9, 2009; Jundallah website, Iran, March 8, 2009

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