TEHRAN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday welcomed the complete withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces from Iraq, saying it marks the beginning of the region's liberation from U.S. domination.In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the U.S. forces' expulsion from Iraq was a historic victory, describing the expulsion as the result of Iraq's steadfast commitment to its independence.It said the United States must withdraw from the region and let regional states manage their own security, adding that years of U.S. occupation did not ensure safety and instead fueled insecurity, terrorism and instability across West Asia.The Pentagon said Wednesday the United States and its allies have officially ended Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. On the same day, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced the conclusion of the U.S.-led coalition's mission to combat the IS in Iraq, which had started in 2014.Meanwhile, the IRGC said on Thursday that its forces killed six members of an extremist terrorist group in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.The IRGC said the casualties were inflicted on the terrorist group during a counter-terrorism operation and the consequent clashes in Zahedan county on Thursday morning, Sepah reported.Sistan and Baluchestan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, has witnessed recurring clashes between Iranian security forces, militants, and drug traffickers.

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TEHRAN, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi rejected on Thursday the British government's claim that Iran has played a part in a recent incident near the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, a base hosting the U.S. Air Force in southwest England.British police on Sunday detained five men, all in their 20s, on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses in the Gloucestershire countryside near the air base after they were informed that three vans had been seen heading to the base.Araghchi issued the denial in a post on social media platform X Thursday, a day after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said in an interview with BBC News, There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing, complex, and serious police investigation.On Monday, the five individuals were all released on police bail after an examination of what was found in the vans and an investigation into the addresses linked to them across London.PM Burnham says the UK Government 'can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part' in the RAF Fairford incident, said Araghchi, adding, I can confirm Iran's belief that releasing supposed terrorists working for foreign states really says it all. You're barking up the wrong tree.Britain's decision to grant the suspects bail was criticized by U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had been disturbed by the move.The RAF Fairford air base has been used by the United States to strike Iran.