Kurdish armed group reports clashes with Iranian forces
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Clashes between Peshmerga of an armed Kurdish group and Iranian forces in West Azerbaijan province early Thursday morning left casualties on both sides, the Kurdish group announced on Friday.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) said Peshmerga clashed with Iranian forces on the main road between the cities of Mahabad and Bokan. Two Peshmerga were killed, identified as Enwer Nasiri and Sohrab Khedirpor.
According to the KDPI, three Iranian intelligence agents and two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were also killed, “including a commander.”
The KDPI have waged an on-and-off war against the Iranian state since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It is based in the Kurdistan Region though its forces frequently cross the border.
Tehran has not immediately commented on the clash.
In April, forces affiliated with the KDPI killed an IRGC commander.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) said Peshmerga clashed with Iranian forces on the main road between the cities of Mahabad and Bokan. Two Peshmerga were killed, identified as Enwer Nasiri and Sohrab Khedirpor.
According to the KDPI, three Iranian intelligence agents and two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were also killed, “including a commander.”
The KDPI have waged an on-and-off war against the Iranian state since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It is based in the Kurdistan Region though its forces frequently cross the border.
Tehran has not immediately commented on the clash.
In April, forces affiliated with the KDPI killed an IRGC commander.