ANF, — While the Iranian army continues its operations on the border employing tens of thousands troops, many families were reported besieged in the uplands due to the attacks on the villages in South Kurdistan. While hundreds of people were subject to migration, the Kurdish government and the Iraqi central government broke their silence.
In parallel with the operation launched on July 16 on the border, the Iranian regime is constantly dropping bombs on South Kurdistan villages every day.
According to Firat New Agency, 13 families were besieged in uplands while seven managed to escape from the region. Villagers told that they were exposed to Iranian army’s attacks when they went to the uplands to pasture their animals.
According to PKK and PJAK sources, the operation of the Iranian army along the 10-15 km borderline employed 30 thousand troops and has entered its 14th day. The international community is still silent.
KCK Executive Council Chairman Murat Karayilan remarks that Iran intends to invade the centre of Qendil and points out that the operation is “an invasion plan under the cooperation of Turkey and Iran”.
Kurdish sources record that Iran and Turkey want to exclude Kurds from the new Middle East design by weakening them with this operation.
Although each attempt of the Iranian army to cross the border was repulsed by PJAK guerrillas until now, the attacks by the army continue without interruption.
The death of a general between 17 and 21 July was confirmed by the Iranian regime but the deaths of two generals and seven senior commanders are still concealed.
According to PJAK, more than 260 Revolution Guards have been killed since the beginning of the operation and eight guerrillas lost their lives.
On the other side, two villagers lost their lives, more than 10 were wounded and hundreds were subject to migration due to the artillery shootings of Iran.
In a statement last week, International Red Cross said that 800 people had to leave their houses and settle in tents and casual shelters.
Meanwhile, the Kurdish and the Iraqi central governments broke their silence and condemned the attacks. Kurdish Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih said; “We strongly condemn the artillery shootings by the Islamic Republic of Iran which led to deaths and injuries of civilians and migration of many people from the region.”
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari held a press conference and said; “The government of Iranian Islamic Republic should end the artillery shootings on the borders of the Kurdistan Region for this action of Iran endangers the relations of both countries. The Iranian artillery shootings don’t have a defined target and they have brought damage to village residents and agriculture, as well as forcing many people to migrate.”