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Iran deploys more revolutionary guards on
the border with Iraqi Kurdistan 30.8.2010 |
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August 30, 2010
ORUMIEH, Iranian Kurdistan,— Iranian army
reported to be deploying more soldiers on the border
with Iraqi Kurdistan region [South Kurdistan]. It is
also reported that Iran has built 3 more military
outposts in the region which may cause further
clashes between Iranian Kurdish PJAK guerrillas and
the Iranian soldiers.
HPG sources reported that Iranian army is preparing
for an attack on the guerrillas and deployed
soldiers in Shino, Mergever and Orumieh in Iranian
Kurdistan. Iranian army has also placed tank and
Katyusha rocket launchers in the region.
Iranian army is targeting Peoples’ Defence Forces
HPG who is mainly active in Turkey rather than PJAK
forces that are fighting against Iran. In the recent
Iranian attacks on HPG, 3 guerrillas lost their
lives on 16 August. In the operation of 17 August
other 4 Kurdish also lost their lives. |
Iran deploys more revolutionary guards on the border
with Iraqi Kurdistan. |
Meanwhile, Kurdistan
Democratic Confederation (KCK) has warned the
Iranian state and said it is “significant” that
Iranian forces started targeting HPG forces just
after the ceasefire declared by them on 13 August.
It is also reported that on 23-24 August East
Kurdistan Forces (HRK) of PJAK clashed with Iranian
army in Meriwan. HRK reported that while 11
revolutionary guards were killed 2 Kurdish
guerrillas also lost their lives.
The PJAK, or the (Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistane)
is a militant Kurdish nationalist group based in
the border mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan region that has been carrying out attacks
Iranian forces in the Kurdistan Province of Iran
[Eastern Kurdistan] and other Kurdish-inhabited
areas.
Since
2004 the PJAK took up arms for self-rule in Kurdistan province northwestern of
Iran [Iranian Kurdistan,www.ekurd.netEastern Kurdistan]. Half the members of PJAK
are women. The PJAK has about 3,000 armed
militiamen.
Kurdish PJAK guerrillas
killed 10 suspected collabrators in Iran
Kurdish guerillas attacked a village in Iran and
killed 10 Kurdish village guards. Democratic
Liberation Union (DKB) has reported that on 25
August guerrilla forces punished the village guards
who collaborated with the Iranian army and played a
role in the attack against the DKB on 17 August
which left four guerrillas dead.
It is also reported that in the reprisal attack in
Kalikan village in Kelaresh region at least 10
village guards were killed.
DKB also reported that the village guards took
shelters in their houses therefore the guerrillas
ended the attack in order to avoid civilian
casualties.
DKB further warned the village guards to lay down
their weapons not to work for the Iranian army.
So-called "village guards" or pro-Iranian government
Kurdish militia units, armed by the government to
provide support to the Iranian army against the
Kurdish PJAK millitants seeking more rights for the Kurds and for an independent Kurdish homeland
in northwest Iran. Kurds call these guards "traitors".
Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey all have significant
ethnic Kurdish minorities. Estimate to 12 million
Kurds live in Iran.
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