2018 Marivan border crossing attack explained

Marivan border crossing attack 2018
Type:	border crossing attack
Location:	Marivan, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Planned By:	Kurdistan Free Life Party
Date:	21 July 2018
Fatalities:	10 soldiers of IRGC
Injuries:	8 soldiers of IRGC

The Marivan border crossing attack was an attack by Kurdistani forces against an Iranian border crossing. It occurred on July 21, 2018, conducted by PJAK forces.^[1] The attack took place near the village of Dari, from the city of Marivan, Kurdistan.^[2] Ten Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers were killed and eight were wounded.^[3]

Attack

On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at around 2:30 am, a squad of armed PJAK attacked the border guard station of Hamza Sayyid al-Shohada.^[4] According to the commander of the Marivan station, the attack occurred in a vulnerable part of the station, leading to the explosion of the station's ammunition dump and killing 10 IRGC soldiers and one soldier from Basij.^[3]

Reaction

PJAK claimed responsibility for the attack.^[1]

See also

• 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan missile strike
• 2017 Deir ez-Zor missile strike

Notes and References

1. Web site: Terrorists attack Iranian border checkpoint, kill 10 forces . Tehran Times . 21 July 2018.
2. Web site: 10 Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed at Iraqi border post . middleeasteye . 21 July 2018.
3. Web site: NEWS AGENCIES . At least 10 Iranian Revolutionary Guards killed in border attack . Aljazeera . 21 July 2018.
4. Web site: Border conflict in Kurdistan (Persian) . BCC . 21 July 2018.