Hengaw Report: Armed Clash in Oshnavieh Results in Civilian and IRGC Casualties
Hengaw, Thursday, July 11, 2024
Three days after the armed clash in a border village of Oshnavieh (Shno), Hengaw has obtained new information. According to this information, one civilian has lost their life, another civilian has been injured and detained, and at least three IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) members have been killed or wounded.
According to a report received by the Hengaw Human Rights Organization, at 1:00 AM on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the IRGC Hamza Base forces surrounded a residential house in the village of "Tazhandareh" in Oshnavieh and demanded the occupants surrender.
According to an informed source, members of the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) who were inside the house refused to surrender to the IRGC forces. Consequently, at 4:30 AM, IRGC forces fired at the house, where several Kolbars (porters) were also present. In this shooting, Ramin Khaledi, 30, from Urmia, was killed instantly.
An eyewitness told Hengaw: "After Ramin Khaledi was killed, an exchange of fire between the two sides began and finally ended at 6:00 AM. The IRGC targeted the house with an RPG, also resulting in the death of several horses belonging to the traders and Kolbars."
The eyewitness, whose identity is kept confidential by Hengaw, added that one IRGC member was killed and two others were wounded in the clash. Besides Ramin Khaledi, another civilian was injured and captured by IRGC forces. Several other PJAK guerilla members present in the house managed to escape the area of the clash.
Up to the time of this report, neither the IRGC nor the Kurdistan Free Life Party has provided details on the clash and casualties. It is also unclear whether the person captured by the IRGC is a civilian or a PJAK guerrilla.
Due to the security status of the region and the establishment of several checkpoints, precise reporting has been difficult over the past three days. In its previous report, Hengaw had stated that Ramin Khaledi, also known as Ramin Shakak, was a Kolbar, for which we apologize to our audience.
