Iran forces kill 11 Kurdish rebels in Iraq border clash![]() June 29, 2016 - 10:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iranian Revolutionary Guards have reportedly killed 11 Kurdish rebels in a clash close to the border with Iraq, BBC News reports. Three Guards also died in the fighting, Iran's Fars news agency cited their commander in Kordestan province, Gen Mohammad Hossein Rajabi, as saying. He said the rebels were linked to the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and that the Guards had been tipped off when they crossed from Iraq. The rebels were pursued for 10 days before they were killed, he added. The PDKI has been striving for decades for autonomy for predominantly Kurdish areas in north-western Iran. Photo: AFP Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |