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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish military group claimed responsibility for conducting attacks on the villages of Mewne and Hamran near the predominantly Kurdish city of Sardasht, Iran on Wednesday, killing two Iranian Revolutionary Guards.The Eastern Kurdistan Protection Units (EKPU) announced Thursday that they were behind the attacks on the Iranian army."The fighting was between the EKPU and Iranian Revolutionary Guards," the announcement read.EKPU also added that "the fighting started 4am and stretched to 1pm."The group added that a large number of Iranian guards were killed and wounded in the confrontations and the army brought reinforcements into the area.The Iranian government confirmed clashes took place in the Sardasht areas, and said two guards were killed due to clashes in the village of Mewne.Witnesses in the villages of Hamran, Mewne and Sartke told Rudaw about the conflict, saying helicopters were also spotted overhead.At least 15 ambulances were seen rushing into areas where security forces were deployed.Iran’s Kurdish opposition has always had a tense relationship with the government in Tehran, but Kurdish groups have renounced violence and clashes are rare.