TEHRAN: A commander of Iran鈥檚 Basij militia was shot dead by unidentified assailants Wednesday in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, state news agency IRNA reported.
Abdolhossein Mojadami was killed by 鈥渢wo motorcyclists armed with a Kalashnikov and shotgun鈥� outside his home in Darkhovin, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of provincial capital Ahvaz, Fars news agency said.
Fars, which is close to ultraconservatives, said Mojadami was a member of the Basij, a militia loyal to Iran鈥檚 establishment.
It published a picture of him in a uniform of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with the rank of captain.
IRNA said Mojadami was among the 鈥渧olunteers鈥� who had been involved in the fight against Daesh in Syria or Iraq.
It said there was no claim of responsibility for the 鈥渢errorist act鈥� that killed him.
One of Iran鈥檚 poorest oil-producing provinces, Khuzestan was one of the main centers of violent protests that swept across around 100 cities and towns in mid-November in response to fuel price hikes.
The London-based rights group Amnesty International said more than 300 people were killed in a crackdown on the unrest, including about 40 in Khuzestan.
Iran has rejected as 鈥渦tter lies鈥� unofficial death tolls given abroad.