A statement released by the publications division of the Free Life Party of Kurdistan, or PJAK, said its military wing during July killed 30 members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, and destroyed several military vehicles and a headquarters belonging to the Guards.
Iranian military units shelled several PJAK villages in Iraqi Kurdistan at least seven times during July, the statement said. PJAK spotters reported U.S. military "spy airplanes" in the region during the shellings.
PJAK is affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. Its militants oppose the current Iranian regime.
The PJAK statement said the group's military operations against Iran are in support of the pursuit of "democratic values, freedom and peace."
The statement called for assistance to bring regime change to Iran in order to put a halt to "atrocities" committed by Iran.
"We call upon the international community to help the Kurds and the peoples of Iran in their struggle for democracy, freedom and peace," the statement said.
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