Two Revolutionary Guards members killed by gunmen in western Iran

Two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were killed and ​two wounded in what the Guards ‌described as a “terrorist” shooting in the western province of Kermanshah on Monday evening, ​state media reported on Tuesday.

The ​attackers opened fire outside the Guards ⁠members’ home and authorities were investigating ​in an effort to identify those ​responsible, state media reported.

The Norway-based Kurdish rights group Hengaw said a newly formed armed ​group calling itself “Xori Hiwa” (Sun of Hope) ​had claimed responsibility for the operation.

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