Tehran: Iranian police have arrested three suspected members of the Daesh group who were plotting attacks at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, state media reported Saturday.
Those arrested in the city of Karaj in the northwestern province of Alborz included Mohammed Zaker who was identified as “a senior member” of the group, according to the official IRNA news agency.
“The police in Alborz province arrested three members of the Daesh group who were planning a suicide attack during the end of Ramadan celebrations,” IRNA said.
It was not immediately clear when the arrests took place or whether they included foreign nationals.
IRNA also reported the arrest of eight other “accomplices,” but without elaborating.
Local media on Tuesday reported the arrest of two alleged Daesh members in the holy city of Qom.
In January, Daesh claimed responsibility for twin bombings in the southern Iranian city of Kerman that killed more than 90 people.
The attacks took place at a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the death of Qasem Soleimani, a top Revolutionary Guards general killed in a US drone strike in Iraq in 2020.
Iran has been battling jihadists and other militant groups for years.
State media reported on Thursday that in jihadist attacks near the border with Pakistan 10 Iranian security personnel and 18 members of a jihadist group were killed.
The attacks were claimed by the Sunni Muslim rebel group Jaish Al-Adl, which was formed in 2012 and is listed by both Iran and the United States as a “terrorist” organization.
Iran arrests three suspected Daesh group jihadists
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Iran arrests three suspected Daesh group jihadists
- IRNA also reported the arrest of eight other “accomplices,” but without elaborating
EU warns Israel suspending Gaza NGOs would block ‘life-saving aid’
BRUSSELS: The EU warned Wednesday that Israel's threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza from January would block "life-saving" assistance from reaching the population.
"The EU has been clear: the NGO registration law cannot be implemented in its current form," EU humanitarian chief Hadja Lahbib posted on X, after Israel said several groups would be barred for failing to provide details of their Palestinian employees.
"IHL (international humanitarian law) leaves no room for doubt: aid must reach those in need," Lahbib wrote.
NGOs had until December 31 to register under the new framework, which Israel says aims to prevent "hostile actors or supporters of terrorism" operating in the Palestinian territories, rather than impede aid.
Israeli authorities announced Tuesday that organisations which "refused to submit a list of their Palestinian employees in order to rule out any links to terrorism" had received notice that their licences would be revoked as of January 1, with an obligation to cease all activities by March 1.
Israel has not disclosed the number of groups facing a ban, but it has specifically called out Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for failing to meet the rules. It accused the medical charity of employing two individuals with links to Palestinian armed groups.
The Israeli government told AFP earlier this month that 14 NGO requests had been rejected as of November 25.
Several NGOs said the new rules will have a major impact on aid distribution in Gaza, with humanitarian organisations saying the amount of aid entering Gaza remains inadequate.
While an accord for a ceasefire that started on October 10 stipulated the entry of 600 trucks per day, only 100 to 300 are carrying humanitarian aid, according to NGOs and the United Nations.
COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, said last week that on average 4,200 aid trucks enter Gaza weekly, which corresponds to around 600 daily.
