TEHRAN -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan in the early hours of Monday with drones and missiles, the Fars news agency reported.
The IRGC have hit terrorist bases in Iraq’s Kurdish region for fomenting sedition in Iran. The force struck military bases in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, aiming to destroy sites that were partly destroyed in previous attacks, Fars added.
The operation on Monday targeted the positions of the notorious so-called Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and the Komala Party, Iran’s al-Alam Arabic-language news network reported.
According to the network, one attack saw four missiles being fired against a PDKI position in the town of Koy Sanjaq in the region’s Erbil Province. A separate attack featured kamikaze drones smashing into another site belonging to the group near the Baharka village elsewhere in the region.
Simultaneously, kamikaze drones struck positions associated with Komala across two locations near the city of Sulaymaniyah in the region.
Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror forces, said the attacks set off warning sirens at the United States’ Consulate in Erbil.
Local Kurdish sources said that the attacks had killed as many as 26 members of the terrorist groups.
Since September 24, the IRGC has frequently been launching raids against the positions of the terrorists, who are holed up in Iraqi Kurdistan.
It has urged the central government in Iraq as well as the Kurdistan region to meet their commitments towards Iran and take necessary measures to make the common border between the countries secure.
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Muhammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh on Monday said the central Iraqi government will take control of its borders. He said terrorist groups should be disarmed and returned to refugee camps.
The Iranian diplomat revealed that negotiations were underway between Iranian and Iraqi officials regarding the border issue.
During the meeting, Iran requested the Iraqi central government to take control of its borders from Kurdish forces, he said.
The Iraqi government agreed with Iran’s request, Ale- Sadegh said, adding Baghdad had asked for time to implement the plan.
Iran, he said, had asked the Iraqi government to set a timetable for disarming terrorist groups.