Violent clashes broke out between Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kurdish militias in Iran's western border areas, amid IRGC artillery strikes targeting positions in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a single report. No casualty figures or further details are yet available.
The reported clashes mark the latest flare-up in Iran's western borderlands, where the IRGC has periodically targeted Kurdish opposition groups operating from bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Earlier this month, Iranian missile strikes hit Kurdish opposition headquarters near Erbil (June 7). The current report of fighting involves both cross-border artillery fire and ground clashes inside Iran, according to a single uncorroborated source. No details on casualties, the specific Kurdish factions involved, or the scale of the engagement have been published. The IRGC has not issued an official statement on the reported fighting as of Sunday evening.
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- DevelopingIran opposition claims US struck IRGC ammunition depot in southern Iran
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