Fars news agency just broke the story of how the elite flight guard forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps have defused several plots hatched by the terrorist ISIL group to “hijack” the Iranian planes, an IRGC commander revealed on Saturday.

Hijacking refers to the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by an individual or a group. In most cases, the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. Occasionally, however, the hijackers have flown the aircraft themselves, such as the September 11 attacks of 2001. In at least three cases, the plane was hijacked by the official pilot or co-pilot.