Iran pounds "anti-revolutionary" positions in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Source: Xinhua| 2020-06-18 01:29:44|Editor: huaxia

TEHRAN, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has shelled the positions of "anti-revolutionary" groups near Iran's western border in Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region, Khabaronline reported.

The artillery shellings have pounded the area of Alana and Haji Omeran district bordering Iran, according to the report.

The report said that the area has been used as the hideouts for the "anti-revolutionary" armed groups.

The IRGC shelled the area for second consecutive day on Wednesday.

Iran has said that border regions of Iraqi Kurdistan have been used for cross-border "terrorism." Enditem

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