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Iranian peshmerga chief: Iran set ambushes for us

Khalid Azizi, secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), said Iranian forces ambushed Iranian peshmerga fighters, sparking a skirmish in September that resulted in casualties on both sides.
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The head of the Iranian peshmerga said his forces acted in self-defense during rare clashes with Iranian forces on Sept. 13, which resulted in deaths on both sides.

No exact death toll has been released, but media reports said an Iranian commander and a peshmerga member were both killed in the fighting.

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