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Iranian forces targeted and neutralized PJAK members operating in the Iraq-Kurdistan border region.
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What happened
Iranian forces targeted and neutralized PJAK members operating in the Iraq-Kurdistan border region.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.IRGC intensifies crackdown on PJAK opposition group and demands Iraq expel Kurdish factions.1 source
Iran neutralized PJAK members and targeted hideouts in Kurdistan.1 source
Iranian forces operated in the border region and PJAK was designated a terrorist group.1 source
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The entities involved
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PJAK
political party and militant group in Iran
Nothing else this week.
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Kurdistan
geographic region in the Middle East
Related events
- ISIS overran territory in Iraq while the region faced conflict with Iranian factions and a US Consulate was targeted.
- Ministry of Intelligence seized smuggled weapons into Iran, which were reportedly smuggled from the Kurdistan region.
- A joint committee involving Iraq and Ankara addressed armed Iranian Kurdish groups and coordinated efforts against the PKK.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted al-Harir Air Base near Erbil, amid ongoing Iranian attacks on infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
- Iranian opposition groups have targeted the autonomous Kurdistan region.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- jpost.com
- presstv.co.ukIranian forces kill 4 PJAK terrorists in clash near Iraqi border
- arabnews.comIran says kills 4 members of banned Kurdish group