Baku, Azerbaijan, June 28
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
Iranian security forces have killed 11 pro-Kurdish insurgents during an armed clash in the north-western province of Kurdistan.
Mohammadhossein Rajabi, the provincial commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said the clash took place in Sarvabad County, Tasnim news agency reported June 28.
The commander added that three local members of the IRGC were also killed in the clash.
Rajabi, however, did not mention when the armed clash took place.
Over the past couple of weeks, Iranian media sources have reported on several deadly clashes between security forces and pro-Kurdish insurgents in the country’s north-western regions.
According to the media reports and IRGC statements, the insurgents affiliated with the “Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI)” had plans to gain access to several places inside the country.