IRGC Pushes Terrorists Back at Iraq Border: Commander

Addressing a conference, held in Tehran on Saturday in commemoration of journalists, IRGC Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour highlighted the effective activities of his forces in ensuring security at border areas.

He said the IRGC troops have been conducting operations in the northwestern parts of Iran for some four years to establish security along the common border with Iraq.

These military operations have forced the terrorists to leave the areas near the border with Iran and withdraw to locations deep inside the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, the commander added.

“In fact, the IRGC operations were in progress until the Iraqi government’s officials asked us to halt the operations,” General Pakpour stated.

The IRGC launched several rounds of heavy strikes on the positions of separatist groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region in 2022.

The first stage of the attacks began on September 24, 2022, after terrorists’ move to ignite riots and unrest along border cities west of Iran.

The move by IRGC Ground Force to hit Iraqi-based Komalah and Democrat terrorist groups came after illegal entry by these groups’ armed teams into Iranian border cities.

The IRGC said at the time, “These terrorists - who are backed by the global arrogance and are based in the Iraqi northern region – were forced to flee the country after accepting heavy casualties.”

The IRGC underlined that Iran on many occasions has warned officials of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region about the terrorist groups’ activities in the region but they have failed to pay necessary attention to the warnings and take proper measures to prevent terrorist moves.

It also described the operations by the Iranian forces as part of efforts to ensure durable security along borders and punish criminal terrorists.