Iran security forces clash with Kurdish separatistsJune 25, 2016 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's state-run news agency is reporting that security forces have clashed with Kurdish separatist militants who infiltrated a northwestern village to stage "terrorist and propagandist operations," the Associated Press reports. The Saturday report by IRNA quotes an unnamed official from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying the clashes happened Friday in the Mahabad County of West Azerbaijan province. The report did not mention if there were casualties. The Kurdish group was not immediately reachable. On June 16, Iran's Revolutionary Guard battled armed members of an insurgent Kurdish group in West Azerbaijan province. Both sides gave conflicting death tolls from the fighting. The Guard said it killed 12 insurgents while three of its members died and the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan said Kurds killed over 12 Guard members, including a colonel. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. IDBank unveils three sad stories about fraudsters IDBank has unveiled three scenarios of card fraud that have been happening more and more often in Armenia. |