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Masoud Barzani condemns the attack
KDP chairman Masoud Barzani issued a statement on Saturday's attack:
"I am very unhappy with missiles and bomb attacks on the PDKI office. I condemn these attacks and offer my sincere condolences to the families of the martyrs, "said Barzani.
"I call on all parties not to turn the Kurdistan region into a battlefield, as the region itself is facing great threats, challenges and problems."
"I consider that it is important to announce to all parties that the Kurdish issue can not be solved by violence, massacre and bombings".
"Peaceful means are the best approaches to solving all the problems," he added.
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5:09 p.m.
The CGR confirms the attack
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Society (IRGC) confirmed Saturday that its forces fired six ground-to-ground missiles at the bases of the Kurdish Iranian parties near Koya, according to the Tabnak news agency.
"In response to the movements of separatist terrorist groups, the Revolutionary Guards' forces targeted the terrorist group's terrorist group positions of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan of Iran (KDPI) and the Democratic Terrorist Group near the town of Koya. , located 200 kilometers from the Iranian border, "said IRGC, according to Tabnak.
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iran on Saturday morning bombed the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish parties in the Kurdistan region of Koya region.
The headquarters of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI) in Koya is under fire in Iran, confirmed to Koya police chief Rudaw Shoresh Kaka.
The Democratic Party of Kurdistan-Iran (KDP-I) confirmed that its side had also been attacked by "Iranian missiles and air strikes" at a party meeting.
According to Rudaw's Koya reporter, the death toll is 16 dead and 38 wounded.
Ten of the wounded are in serious condition and five of them will have to be transferred to Erbil for treatment. Three others were taken to hospitals in Sulaimani.
PDKI Secretary General Mustafa Mawludi and his predecessor Khalid Azizi were wounded in the attack.
A PDKI official, Fuad Khaki, confirmed that the political bureau, training center and Peshmerga housing in Koya had been targeted by Iranian bombing.
PDKI held a management meeting at the time of the attack.
The party said Iran had used long-range missiles, injuring 50 refugees living in camps linked to the PDKI base.
"During and after the attack, a drone flew over Koya," said KDP-I.
Iran has used long-range missiles in a coordinated attack on KDPP bases and adjacent refugee camps. To date, 50 refugees have been injured and the death toll has risen to 11.#Pdki #TwitterKurds #recent news #rojhelat pic.twitter.com/v0VwqPOt06
– PDKI (@PDKIenglish) September 8, 2018
The KRG issued a statement condemning the attack and reiterated its opposition to the Kurdish parties in Iran and Turkey who are using the territory of the Kurdistan region to launch attacks on neighboring countries.
According to the KRG, such activity is "unacceptable" and undermines the stability and security of the Kurdistan region. We hope that this will not be repeated, that the laws of the Kurdistan region are respected and that the region is not used to settle accounts.
The government is ready to help the victims of the attack, the statement added.
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) also condemned the attack in a statement, claiming that she had been working for more than 35 years "to avoid unexpected incidents against hospitality and the law ".
However, the PUK pointed out that "all types of military activities from South Kurdistan and outside the law and security of the region constitute a violation of all the messages we have transmitted to Kurdish parties ".
Expressing his support for the fight between Kurds and Iranians, Gorran called the attack "genocide and a considerable political violation".
The party said the KRG should not remain silent and called for an emergency meeting of the regional parliament.
Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the new generation, condemned the attack as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and urged the Iraqi government to "protect its borders from any outside threat."
Local authorities in the border areas of the Kurdistan region with Iran have confirmed that Iran has been pounding the region for several days.
According to Abdullah Hussein, mukhtar (local representative) of the village of Alana, in the border town of Haji Omran, the Iranian bombing caused fires and forced farmers and their livestock to leave the bombed area for four days.
In the Bradost area, west of Haji Omran, some 200 acres of land were burned, forcing residents to evacuate Barbazin village, said local mukhtar, Mohammed Bradosti.
Iran's media reported on Saturday morning that the forces killed six members of the PKK branch PJAK, which carried out a deadly attack on a border crossing in July.
The PDKI condemned the "indiscriminate bombardment" of the border region by Iran in a statement issued Friday after yesterday's bombardment "which caused extensive damage to the environment and property of the local civilian population."
Iran has bombed areas inside the Kurdistan region several times under the pretext of the presence of Kurdish armed groups on its border.
Updated at 4:30 pm
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