IRGC will attack Pjak terrorists until Iraq deploys border guards

Iranian border guards will attack Pjak terrorists operating on border until the Iraqi government or Iraqi Kurdistan administration deploy troops to secure Iranian borders, the Islamic Revolution Guards said on Wednesday.
A senior military officer said that IRGC offensive to destroy the Pjak terrorist group will continue until the Iraqi government secure Iranian border by deploying troops.

He said that the IRGC will go ahead with military operations on the northern border line with Iraq until presence of border guards by the Iraqi government or administration of Iraqi Kurdistan province to ensure safety of Iran-Iraq border.

He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to develop good neighborly relations with Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan province and will not allow the US-backed Pjak terrorist group to violate Iranian territorial borders with Iraq.

He said that Pjak terrorist operations have halted the border trade with Iraq and the Iraqi Kurdistan province.

The IRGC officer said that in the offensive against Pjak hideouts last week, 50 Pjak terrorists were killed and about 100 other counter-revolutionaries were wounded.

‘The offensive led to capture several counter-revolutionaries operating at the behest of the US military commanders.