Clashes on Rojhilat border kill eight Iranian border guards
Eight Iranian border guards were killed in West Azerbaijan (Urmia) Province’s border of Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat) following heavy clashes, a local news agency reported on Friday.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Eight Iranian border guards were killed in West Azerbaijan (Urmia) Province’s border of Iranian Kurdistan (Rojhilat) following heavy clashes, a local news agency reported on Friday.
The clashes took place in Chalderan town on the border with Turkey between Iranian border guards and an armed group, according to IRNA.
The identity of the armed group that clashed with the guards remains unknown as no group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The killed soldiers belong to the Khoy border regiments, according to Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
“Three officers, and five border guards were killed in the attack,” Alireza Radfar, the Deputy Governor of Urmia, told IRNA on Friday.
He did not provide details about the armed group which attacked the border guards, but called them “terrorists.”
No details have been provided about the armed group’s identity or their casualty figures.
Over the past few years, Kurdish rebel groups have increased their presence inside and on the Rojhilat border, resuming an armed struggle against the Iranian government.
Editing by Karzan Sulaivany