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Khomaini Orders All-Out War on Kurdish Rebels

          
          Khomanm On dens tII Out W ar on Km dish Rebels
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          TEHRAN Iran (A The Ayato ah
          Ruholish Khomsini declared all out
          war on Iran a rebellious Kurds order-
          tog the armea forces rnobiFzed
          against them, banning heir political
          party and ordering he arrest of their
          neintirni foodors
          Tension has spread as fa as West
          Azerbaijan province in the nation
          northwestern region, where a large
          Kurd sh pop latio a is f ghting for a
          tonamy. There were reports today of
          i so ated Kurdish attacks on govern
          meet installations in several towns in
          the province.
          The central coinmittec of the Kur
          dish Democratic Party went into hid-
          ing and appealed for for&gn help to
          slap Khomaini a forces from annihi
          lating the Kurdish people, heir chi -
          dren and their aged.”
          Pars, the of icial news agency, re-
          par ed 11 Kurdi h rebels were exe-
          cuted after heavy fight ng last we k
          in the Kur istan city of Paveh, about
          300 miles nor hweat of Tehran But
          Kurthsh sources and the governor
          geosral at Kurd stan province, Mo-
          hannied Rashid Shakiba denied re
          parts by Khamaini, Pars and Radio
          Tehran of new fighting in Sananda
          the provnce's chief city
          Pars said eight more people wore
          executed by firing squad today, for
          crimes connected with the austed
          monarchy.
          Khomainir the 79-year-old roll
          goalIe nir .arch who l —d th evolu-
          tion against Shah Mohammed e
          Pahl yi and dominates the revolu
          onary regime, said in a broadcast
          Sunday Kurdish rebels were besieg-
          ing the army garrison in Sanandaj and
          were about to capture all its weapons,
          Pars said armed e tiats and mem-
          bers of the K rdish Democratic Par-
          ty overran revolutionary guard in
          the center of the city and captured
          antitank weapons, artillery and mor
          tars
          Units of the armed forces s'aou d
          not waste one ninu e, to be Ia e by
          even one hour would mean disabcy
          tag orders Khamainm said “I also
          ask tte people to report any official
          who does not carry Out this order.”
          The army canceled all leaves Fol-
          lowing reports hat some air force
          personnel refused ts bomb Paveh
          dur ng the fighting there, the govern
          ment and Khomaini saIl powerful Is
          lamic Revo utianary Council said
          troops disobey ng orders would be
          tried by revolutionary courts and ex
          ecuted
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