Iran says Kurds killed 22 guardsmen
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says Kurds killed 22 guardsmen
Tehran (Reuter)—Kurdish guerrillas central authorities o the unofficial head
killed 22 Islamic revolutionary guards in of state, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
an ambush on a rural road In central The state radiO, In a report on the
Kurdistan, the official Pars news agency ambush, said 10 revolutIonary guards
said yesterday. were also Injured and 33 were captured
Itwasthehlghestlonssofarreported bytheKurdishrebels..
among themilitia force, which has been In Paris, Foreign Minister Ibrahim
conducting anti-rebel operations In the Yazdi said Iran's new Islamic rulers bad
Kurdish region With the support of the no intention of “exporting”, their revo]u
regular armed forces. - lion to neighboring countries.
The agency said the attack took place But he added that “the Iranlanrevo-
Sunday night and described the rebels as lution has bad an enormous Impact In
members of the banned Kurdish Demo- neighboring countries. This Is not our
cratie Party, which earlier this year fault”
staged a fun-scale rebellion against the Asked If Wan would take part In an
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eventual conference for security In the
Persian Gulf area, Mr. Yazdi said his
country's view was that the potential
dangers to security must first be agreed
upon.
Mr. Yadi, one of Ayatollah Khomei-
ni's cloiest associates, was asked how
long Mebdi Bazargan' would remain
prime minister after his public protests
at curbs on his government's powers by
the Islamic Revolutionary Council.
lie said a new premier would be
named after elections for a president,
expected withIn the next two months;
