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11 IRGC forces killed in clashes in western Iran

TEHRAN, July 21, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A total of 11 forces of Iran’s Islamic
Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed in clashes with the militant
groups in west of Iran on Saturday, official IRNA news agency reported.

Eight other IRGC forces were injured in the conflict which erupted early
Saturday morning. The terrorist attack targeted a military base in Dari
village near Marivan city in Kurdistan province.

Iran’s western Kurdistan province has been the scene of bloody clashes
between the Iranian security forces and the Kurdish rebels during the past
years.

BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1722 hrs