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Members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) are seen at their base in the Qandil Mountains stretching along the Kurdistan Region and Iran border, May 2014. (Photo: AFP)

26 IRGC Members Killed in Battles with PJAK

by Dalshad Abdullah | Oct 14, 2016 | World

Erbil-Anti-Iran Kurdish opposition factions uncovered that they have killed more than 26 members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) during fierce battles in the Kurdish areas of Sardasht and Mariwan west of the country in the past few days. The East Kurdistan...

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KDPI members (AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)

Kurdistan Democratic Forces Clash with Revolutionary Guards in Mahabad

by Dalshad Abdullah, Asharq Al Awsat | Jun 26, 2016 | World

Erbil, London – Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) announced Saturday that heavy clashes occurred between its forces andthe Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in several areas of Mirwan and Mahabad cities, northern Iran. KDPI said that several...

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Iranians gather outside Emamzadeh Saleh mosque in Tajrish square in northern Tehran on June 7, 2016, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Atta Kenare/AFP

Bloody Clashes between IRGC, Opposition Forces in Baluchistan and Kurdistan

by Adil Alsalmi | Jun 14, 2016 | Middle East

London-Severe clashes between Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and opposition forces rocked the tense areas of Kurdistan and Baluchistan on Monday. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, sources close to the opposition rejected all information provided by state media...

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Female members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are pictured in the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk on May 13, 2013, as the group was preparing for the return of their comrades stationed in Turkey. (AFP PHOTO/SAFIN HAMED)

PKK elects new leadership as Iran steps up border presence

by Sherzad Shekhani | Jul 11, 2013 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan’s Workers’ Party (PKK) elected two new leaders at a conference held in Mount Qandil last week. The recent change of leadership comes under a scheme adopted by the majority of Turkish-based Kurdish parties where power is jointly...