ERBIL –
Kurdish Peshmerga forces of the
Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) attacked the Iranian government forces during
annual Army Day parade in Iran earlier on Sunday, officials reported.
“The
Kurdistan Freedom Eagles for East Kurdistan (HAK-R) ended their ceasefire with
the Islamic republic [of Iran] this year,” Rezgar Abaszade, director of
communication for the group, told ARA News.
“Our
forces have attacked Iranian army in Sanandaj [on 17 April] and killed two of
them, injuring four that were taken captive. Moreover, two cars were
destroyed,” he said, suggesting the operation was a success.
The PAK
Peshmergas are led by Hussein Yazdanpaneh, whose party was
established in 1991.
The PAK
Peshmergas have fought over 2 years against the Islamic State (ISIS) on the Peshmerga
frontlines, but now Yazdanpaneh said in a statement during the Kurdish new year
[Newroz] last month that they will also fight for “freedom in Eastern
Kurdistan” –Kurdish region of Iran.
PAK
created the new Peshmerga group ‘Kurdistan Freedom Eagles for East Kurdistan’
to fight the Iranian government.
“The
Iranian government has oppressed the Kurds for 32 years, and we have started to
use our Peshmerga forces to confront them,” the spokesperson Abaszade told ARA
News.
The
Iranian intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi announced they arrested a person
trying to plant explosives in Western Iran. However, HAK-R denied that any
forces have been arrested.
Reporting
by: Wladimir van Wilgenburg
Source:
ARA News
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