IRGC Bombards Iran’s Kurdish Regions Causing Fear Among Villagers

France-based Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) said the heights of Kosalan mountain near the city of Sarvabad in Kordestan province were shelled while IRGC forces were deployed to the region in the latest attacks against Iran's Kurdish population.

Villagers told the rights group that the heights of Razab village were bombarded, and in the afternoon, IRGC forces were sent to the area along with bulldozers.

According to the report, explosions were also heard at night, but the reason or motive remains unknown.

Last week, IRGC forces were deployed to the cities of Ravansar, Paveh and Sarvabad in the provinces of Kermanshah and Kordestan, bombarding the areas with drones.

On June 5, Hengaw Human Rights Organization, a Kurdish rights group published the images of the deployment of government forces to Kordestan while the internet was disrupted in some cities in Kurdish regions.

The Islamic Republic calls Iranian Kurdish armed groups "terrorist groups" while these groups say that the goal of their armed campaign is "defending the rights of the Kurds".

Late last year, the Islamic Republic intensified its repression on Kurdish-majority cities and towns in western provinces of the country following reports that parts of some small towns have fallen into the people’s hands. 

The majority of Iran's 10 million Kurds live in the western parts of the country. It has also launched repeated attacks against Iranian Kurds sheltering in Iraqi Kurdistan.