Kurdish party in Iran claims killing of Iranian intelligence operative

The news comes at a time of high tension between Kurdish groups and the Islamic Republic.
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A picture taken at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, shows families preparing for their released from the camp to return home in the northern Raqqa region on Sept. 14. - DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images
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A Kurdish political party in Iran said Tuesday that its operatives killed an Iranian intelligence agent allegedly responsible for killing Kurdish activists. 

The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) said that Khidir Pirotipenah was killed in a military operation. Pirotipenah “was responsible for the assassination of several Kurdish activists and freedom fighters,” the PDKI said in a tweet. 

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