A firefight between Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards and
Kurdish militants in western Iran left five militants dead, Iran's state TV
reported on Monday. The TV said the five were members of the Party of Free Life
of Kurdistan, or PJAK, which is the Iranian wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'
Party, or PKK, in Turkey. It said the Revolutionary Guards ambushed the
militants in northwestern Sardasht area but didn't elaborate as to when the
shootout happened or provide more details. Weapons and ammunition were
confiscated from the five at the site of the clash.
Ramadan death toll is now at 1,939
