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3 IRGC members killed in twin attacks as Iran intensifies Kurdish crackdown
3 IRGC members killed in twin attacks as Iran intensifies Kurdish crackdown
At least three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in separate armed attacks across Iran, including one in western Iran near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan, where authorities have intensified their crackdown on Kurdish groups.
Beatrice Farhat
Jun 30, 2026
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Members of the crowd wave Iranian flags during a funeral procession held for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. — Majid Saeedi/Getty Images
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Two members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were shot dead near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region in the northwest, while another IRGC member and his wife were killed in a separate attack in southeastern Iran, state media and rights groups reported Tuesday. Iranian security and military forces have stepped up their crackdown on Kurdish groups that authorities accuse of being backed by the United States and Israel.
What happened: The IRGC’s public relations office in Iran’s western Kermanshah province said in a statement on Tuesday that armed men on motorcycles approached the residence of a local IRGC member in the border town of Paveh on Monday evening and fired shots at the front door.
Gunfire erupted, killing two IRGC members, identified as Borhan Karisani and Khaled Khaledi.
Two other IRGC members were injured. Hengaw — a Norway-based human rights organization........
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