Iranian security forces raided homes and fired live ammunition in the country’s Kurdish region, as the government's response to the two-month-old protest movement is taking a more aggressive turn
Iranian security forces swept through the country’s Kurdish region with helicopters and armored vehicles, firing live ammunition and raiding homes in search of opponents, a show of force that demonstrates how the government’s response to aProtesters in Mahabad and surrounding areas filled city streets Saturday, according to authorities.
After rumors swirled on social media that authorities were gearing up to attack, balaclava-clad protesters wearing makeshift helmets set bins on fire and barricaded a key artery in Mahabad with cinder blocks and wooden doors, according to footage posted by Tavaana, a U.S.-based Iranian civic organization, and multiple other social-media accounts.
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