It was reported that unknown gunmen shot dead three Iranian border guards and wounded two others near Iran’s northwestern border with Turkey. According to the report, the guards were killed in a clash when terrorists tried to sneak into West Azerbaijan province (Iran). West Azerbaijan province in Iran has borders with both Iraq and Turkey, but the country where the terrorists came from was not stated. There has been occasional fighting in West Azerbaijan province between Iranian forces and Kurdish separatists, as well as militants linked to the Islamic State group.
Source: Viewers Corner News.