Seized Kurdish Bases, Iraq Says
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NICOSIA, Cyprus — Iraq said Saturday that its forces killed thousands of Iranian troops and overran bases of Iranian-backed Kurdish rebels in northeast Iraq.
Iranian warplanes bombed an Iraqi garrison in the region, Tehran radio reported, but Iran’s news media had no immediate comment on the Iraqi victory claim.
Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency reported that Iraqi forces were leveling the Kurdish town of Sayed Sadeq in Sulaymaniyah province and its that inhabitants are seeking refuge in nearby towns.
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