Iran forces kill 11 Kurdish rebels in Iraq border clashJune 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: 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |