TEHRAN, May 6 (MNA) – Three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps were martyred in an armed clash with the anti-revolution elements in the western Iranian border regions.

According to a statement by the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base, the elite force’s servicemen clashed with the anti-revolution elements in the western province of Kordestan on Tuesday, killing a number of the hostile elements.

The clash took place near the city of Divandarreh, during which three IRGC servicemen, including a colonel, were martyred.

The IRGC is tasked with protecting the country’s northwestern and southeastern borders.

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