Governor: Military operation against PJAK is defending Iran's territorial integrity

Oroumeyeh, West Azerbaijan province, Aug 7, IRNA – West Azerbaijan province governor general said the aim of military operation against PJAK terrorist grouplet is defending Iran's territorial integrity.

Vahid Jalalzadeh in an interview with Press TV (Iranian English news TV network) here on Saturday afternoon said that enemies of Iran intend to show Iran's northwestern borders insecure by supporting PJAK terrorist grouplet.

He referred to crimes committed by agents of the grouplet against defenseless people of the region and said that the group has killed more than 250 people in the region.

A bomb explosion during a military parade last year in the city of Mahabad and martyrdom of a number of women and children was one of the crimes of the grouplet agents.

The governor general said that residents of the region, especially the Kurds, in a meeting with provincial officials requested a strong confrontation with the agents.

'Clerics and the elderly of the region have supported military operation against PJAK,' the provincial official told Press TV.

He added that in recent operation of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) against the grouplet, many of their bases were destroyed and a large number of the agents were killed or arrested.

Jalalzade did not confirm rumors regarding entering of Iran's armed forces into Iraq soil to operate against the terrorist group.

He stressed that military operation against the group will continue up to the end.

The governor general also talked about developmental projects and progress in the cities of the province and said because of Iran's strong military and police forces, the region is secure./end