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| Title | IRGC says Iran controls Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Iran | Iraq |
| Publication Date | 18 July 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, IRGC says Iran controls Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq, 18 July 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e39056123.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
IRGC says Iran controls Kurdish rebel camps in Iraq
July 18, 2011
A commander for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has told the state-run IRNA news agency that Iranian forces have taken "full control" of three camps of the Iranian-Kurdish rebel PJAK movement inside Iraq.
Colonel Delavar Ranjibarzadeh, a commander for the powerful IRGC in the border town of Sardasht, said three camps in Iraqi territory that were backing the Iranian-Kurdish rebel movement "have fallen under our control and we have full control of the area."
Ranjbarzadeh said operations launched within Iraq's border region on July 16 by Iranian troops are continuing.
compiled from agency reports
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Topics: Militias, Kurd,
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