The Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, a.k.a. MKO and PMOI) waged a campaign of armed terror against the Iranian people in the early 1980s. Northern Iran was one of the first targets of the terrorist group, where they waged a guerilla war using the thick forests as their hideout.
Jomhouri Eslami Daily reported on March 15, 1981, that an armed standoff broke out in the city of Qa'emshahr by MEK members.
Two IRGC members identified as Rajab Ali Baqernia and Haidar Khannejad were shot and wounded. A Police officer passed away after being shot by gunfire in the shootout and terrorists stole his weapon.