Tehran, YJC. Official says that native forces of Kurdistan are currently responsible for maintaining order in the area.
Deputy
Assistant of the Beit al-Muqaddas Corps of Kurdistan Province said "Currently
the native Kurd forces maintain security in the area.”
Ebrahim
Hosseini provided comments on the Supreme Leader’s visit to Kurdistan and his Majesty’s
orders that security in the province be kept with native forces. He said "This
has now happened and no non-native unit is deployed in Kurdistan. Security in
Kurdistan is maintained by native forces.”
He also
regarded the revival of the Muslim Peshmarga as an ominous outcome of the
Leader’s visit and said "With good regards from the Supreme Leader, many
members of the Muslim Peshmarga are now retired with 5-6 years of service.”
Hosseini
also stated that in the wake of the visit, the number of young people joining
anti-Iranian groups has diminished.