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11 Kurdish rebels, 3 guards die in clashes
Eleven Kurdish rebels and three of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards were killed in clashes near the Iraqi border.
Eleven Kurdish rebels and three of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards were killed in clashes near the Iraqi border.
“A group of 11 counter-revolutionaries linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), who were attempting to infiltrate the country were immediately detected... And were eliminated after 10 days of pursuit in the Sarvabad region,” said Gen. Mohammad Hossein Rajabi, commander of the Revolutionary Guards in Kurdistan province.
He added that three members of the Revolutionary Guards were also killed.
It followed reports on Sunday that five rebels had been killed in the region. It was not clear if these were included in the 11 reported dead on Tuesday.
The commander the Revolutionary Guards’ ground forces, General Mohammad Pakpour, threatened on Sunday to launch cross-border attacks against rebel bases in northern Iraq.
