The Iranian forces have killed senior Jaish al-Adl militant group commander Ismail Shahbakhsh and some of his companions in Pakistan, a media report said.

The development comes one month after the two countries conducted airstrikes on each other’s territories.

In a post on X, Iran international media quoting the country’s state media reported: “Military forces have, in an armed clash inside the Pakistani territory, killed senior Jaish al-Adl militant group commander Ismail Shahbakhsh and some of his companions.”