Overview

• Iranian judiciary carried out the hangings after the Supreme Court upheld death sentences for the nine militants.
• The men were arrested in 2018 during a clash with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in western Iran that killed three Iranian soldiers.
• They were convicted of waging war against God through armed rebellion, terrorism and illegal possession of military weapons.
• Security forces recovered a machine gun and 50 grenades from the group’s hideout before their detention.
• Amnesty International reports Iran executed at least 972 people last year, the second-highest global total, raising human rights concerns in the face of persistent ISIL threats.