Tehran: Brigadier General Karim Cheshak, the Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force for Operations, has announced the commencement of a military exercise titled 'Intense Armed Security War Game' in northeastern Iran. According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Brigadier General Cheshak revealed on Monday that the Iranian Army Ground Force has initiated a two-day military exercise. This exercise aims to eradicate terrorist groups along the northeastern borders. He mentioned that the Northeast Regional Headquarters is conducting the 'Intense Armed Security War Game' in collaboration with units stationed along the eastern border. These units are responsible for border surveillance and monitoring. This effort considers military and political relations with neighboring countries and aims to counter "rogue hostile terrorist groups" that pose a threat to security facilities and create insecurity along the eastern border. Brigadier General Cheshak emphasized the importance of achieving the exercise's ob jectives. He highlighted several key goals, including transferring military knowledge and experiences to the youth, ensuring the preparedness of rapid reaction, mobility, offensive, and headquarters units, and measuring the accuracy of fire against designated targets. The exercise also focuses on utilizing precise, long-range, accurate, and network-based weapons, practicing well-defined defense plans, and employing the latest communication equipment suitable for combat conditions. He further pointed out that the regions where terrorist groups have gathered were targeted by various offensive equipment from the Army Ground Force, including drones and Cobra attack helicopters. The elite rapid reaction forces of the Iranian Army Ground Force were also deployed to completely eliminate the terrorist elements, he emphasized.