The Zagroz Eagels, named after the Zagroz Mountain Chain, is a Special Forces Unit operating in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. In a statement released today, the Zagroz Eagels announced that they killed a high ranking commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by the name of Akbari and six other IRGC soldiers in the city of Saghez.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe operation was carried out as revenge for Iranian attacks on PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n
The operation was carried out today in the Xosheder district of Saghez, on the road between Saghez and Mariwan.<\/p>\n
The Zagroz Eagles also stated that they will continue to carry out similar operations all over eastern Kurdistan if Iran does not stop attacking PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Zagroz Eagels, named after the Zagroz Mountain Chain, is a Special Forces Unit operating in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan. In a statement released today, the Zagroz Eagels announced that they killed a high ranking commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pdki.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Seven-IRGC-Soldiers-Including-a-High-Ranking.jpg?fit=620%2C412&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p12yuy-1cN","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4632,"url":"https:\/\/pdki.org\/english\/iran-conceals-the-casualties-of-its-armed-forces\/","url_meta":{"origin":4637,"position":0},"title":"Iran Conceals the Casualties of its Armed Forces","author":"akamr","date":"June 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Scores of Iranian soldiers were killed in clashes with PDKI\u2019s Peshmerga Forces in eastern (Iranian) Kurdistan on June 15 and 16. 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