{"id":14582,"date":"2018-08-11T13:05:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T13:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=14582"},"modified":"2018-08-11T13:05:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T13:05:33","slug":"irans-irgc-disbands-terror-team-on-iraq-border-kills-11-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/irans-irgc-disbands-terror-team-on-iraq-border-kills-11-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s IRGC disbands terror team on Iraq border, kills 11 members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p><strong>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has disbanded\u00a0a team of terrorists on the country\u2019s border with Iraq, killing 11 of its members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IRGC announced in a statement that servicemen from its Hamzah Seyyed al-Shuhada\u2019s base had performed the operation on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists were ambushed as they were trying to infiltrate the country from the West Azerbaijan Province\u2019s Oshnaviyeh county, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC described the team\u00a0as a well-equipped\u00a0one which it said was associated with \u201cthe global arrogance and foreign intelligence services\u201d seeking to \u201ccause insecurity and carry out acts of sabotage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified number of terrorists were also wounded during the operation, the statement noted, adding that a considerable number\u00a0of weapons, ammunition, and communication\u00a0equipment were also seized during the operation.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2016\/06\/26\/472291\/Iran-Iraq-IRGC-Pakpour-Ground-Forces\">\n<div class=\"oembed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2016\/06\/26\/472291\/Iran-Iraq-IRGC-Pakpour-Ground-Forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/1452858779.rsc.cdn77.org\/photo\/20160626\/b665b103-9cf1-4308-adc2-29755bf31f29.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2016\/06\/26\/472291\/Iran-Iraq-IRGC-Pakpour-Ground-Forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PressTV-Iran to target terrorists anywhere: IRGC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2016\/06\/26\/472291\/Iran-Iraq-IRGC-Pakpour-Ground-Forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A senior Iranian military commander says the Islamic Republic will fight terrorists at &#8216;any point.&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Earlier in the year, the Corps prevented a similar infiltration attempt from Iraq&#8217;s Kurdistan region. The IRGC subsequently warned the northern Iraqi territory to stay wary about terrorist movements within its borders to prevent potential spillover into the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Persistently on the lookout against potential intruders, the IRGC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.com\/Detail\/2018\/07\/14\/568127\/IRGC-terrorists-Kermanshah-Najaf-Ashraf-Base\">regularly engages<\/a> gunmen, gang members, Kurdish militants, and terrorists on the country\u2019s western and eastern borders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has disbanded\u00a0a team of terrorists on the country\u2019s border with Iraq, killing 11 of its members. The IRGC announced in a statement that servicemen from its Hamzah Seyyed al-Shuhada\u2019s base had performed the operation on Friday. 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