Armed clash between Revolutionary Guards and an armed group in Marivan

13:01 - 22 May 2020

 On Tuesday, May 20, an armed clash took place between Revolutionary Guards and an armed group in the Kaniguiz Heights between the villages of Rasha Deh and Dowaisa in Marivan.

 Hamzeh Camp Public Relations announced in a statement that the IRGC's Shahramfar Camp in an joint operation with the Kurdistan Intelligence Agency have clashed with an armed group in the Marivan public area.

 The Hamza base claimed in a statement that two members of the militant group were killed and four others were wounded in the clashes.

 Following the clashes, the Revolutionary Guards shelled the scene.

 The Revolutionary Guards have attributed the clash to Kurdish opposition parties in the Iranian government, but so far no one claimed the responsibility for the clash.

 On Tuesday, May 5, IRGC forces clashed with an armed group in Chehel Cheshmeh, Divandarreh, in which Shakiba Salimi, an IRGC commander, and Jafar Nezampour and Mohammad Shokri, two other IRGC members, were killed.