MESOPOTAMIA SHORT NEWS : Kurdish Opposition Kills 12 Iranian Soldiers in Fierce Clash
Basnews English – 11/08/2018 – 14:44 – ERBIL — Kurdish opposition fighters clashed with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the early hours of Saturday, killing at least 12 Iranian soldiers, a monitoring group said.
The Peshmerga command of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) has claimed responsibility, revealing that the confrontation had erupted at around 02:00 (local time) and lasted for five hours.The KDPI has not yet detailed the clash and casualties.
According to Hangaw Organisation for Human Rights, at least 10 other Iranian troops were injured and transferred to a hospital in Umiyah, the provincial capital of Western Azarbayjan.IRGC has claimed that 10 Kurdish fighters were killed. It has not mentioned any casualties on its own side. Hangaw, citing locals, said that eight Kurdish fighters were killed during the fierce confrontation. More via www.mesop.de