2018 Marivan border crossing attack

Marivan border crossing attack 2018
Typeborder crossing attack
Location
Planned byKurdistan Free Life Party
Date21 July 2018
Casualties10 soldiers of IRGC killed
8 soldiers of IRGC injured

The Marivan border crossing attack was an attack by Kurdistani forces against an Iranian border crossing. It occurred on July 21, 2018, conducted by PJAK forces.[1] The attack took place near the village of Dari, from the city of Marivan, Kurdistan.[2] Ten Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers were killed and eight were wounded.[3]

Attack

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at around 2:30 am, a squad of armed PJAK attacked the border guard station of Hamza Sayyid al-Shohada.[4] According to the commander of the Marivan station, the attack occurred in a vulnerable part of the station, leading to the explosion of the station's ammunition dump and killing 10 IRGC soldiers and one soldier from Basij.[3]

The killed soldier of IRGC in the attack

Reaction

PJAK claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Terrorists attack Iranian border checkpoint, kill 10 forces". Tehran Times. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "10 Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed at Iraqi border post". middleeasteye. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b NEWS AGENCIES. "At least 10 Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed in border attack". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Border conflict in Kurdistan (Persian)". BCC. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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