Aufstands- und Partisanenbekämpfung (COIN)

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Da Quintus vermutete, die Videos würden die übliche Arbeit iranischer Grenzschützer zeigen, etwas mehr zum Hintergrund der von mir geposteten Videos:

July offensive

Iran started its offensive against the PJAK on July 11, after an escelation of PJAK activity in North-Western Iran[1] and began shelling PJAK positions in Northern Iraq on July 16.[16] On July 17, the IRGC killed at least five PJAK members in a raid that destroyed one of the group's headquarters in north-western Iran. PJAK claimed 21 Iranian soldiers were killed in the clashes.[17] Iranian authorities on the other hand confirmed their casualties at 1 killed and 3 injured, while claiming to have inflicted "heavy losses" on the rebels.[18] They announced that they had captured three rebel bases, one of which was identified as Marvan and was said to be the leading PJAK camp in the region.[19]

On July 20, PJAK killed 5 IRGC members and one IRGC commander.[citation needed] IRGC forces killed 35 PJAK fighters and captured several others during clashes on July 25.[8] By July 26, more than 50 PJAK fighters and 8 Revolutionary Guards were reported to had been killed[16] and at least 100 PJAK fighters had been wounded according to Iranian sources,[20][verification needed] while over 800 people had been displaced by the fighting according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.[21] At least 3 civilians were killed.[11] During clashes in the Jasosan and Alotan heights the next day, Iranian forces claimed to have killed over 21 PJAK fighters, confirming that two IRGC forces had been killed and two had been injured during the clashes.[22]

On August 1, at request of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iran halted its offensive and gave PJAK forces a one month grace period during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to retreat all their forces from Iranian territory.[23]
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On September 29, 2011, Iranian sources reported that PJAK officially surrendered with 180 deaths and 300 injured,[2] accepting Iranian demands of retreating one mile from the Iranian border and ceasing armed operations.[46] Iranian ambassador to Iraq Hassan Danaei-Far declared that they had cleared all areas of PJAK activities and that they had reached an agreement with the Iraqi central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in which they vowed to keep the border peaceful.[3]

In October 2011, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani stated that the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan would from now on be safe, after an agreement with PJAK.[4] It was however clear that PJAK withdrawal was made for redeplyment purposes along the Iran-Iraq border. The cease-fire collapsed on late December 2011, when a clash in Baneh between IRGC resulted in mortal casualties.

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Trotz der hohen Verluste war die Operation weitestgehen erfolgreich, da es seitdem keine größeren PJAK Aktivitäten auf iranischer Seite mehr gab.