| Ravansar and Sanandaj police station attacks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofIran–PJAK conflict | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 Iran |  Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| 18–24 policemen killed | 8–10+ PJAK militants killed | ||||
| Total: 20–26+ killed | |||||
Ravansar and Sanandaj police station attacks were staged by PJAK militants on April 24 and 25, 2009, targeting Iranian police stations in Ravansar, Kermanshah province and Sanandaj, Kordestan province. The attacks, considered among the most costly for Iranian security forces, resulted in 20 to 26 killed, including at least 10 police officers.
On April 24, 2009, PJAK rebels attacked a police station inKermanshah province. According to updated reports 18 policemen and 8 rebels were killed in a fierce gun battle.[1] According to Iranian government sources, the attack resulted in 10 policemen and 10 rebels killed.[1] According to Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research, the attack, which occurred on April 24 and 25, involved PJAK attacks on two police stations in the cities of Ravansar in northern Kermanshah province and in Sanandaj, the capital of Kordestan province, killing eleven police officers, with more than ten PJAK members reportedly killed.[2]
Iran responded a week later by attackingKurdish villages in the border area of Panjwin insideIraq using helicopter gunships. According toIraqi border guards officials, the area attacked byIran was not considered a stronghold of PJAK, that appeared to have been the target of the raid. According to theICRC, more than 800 Iraqi Kurds have been forced from their homes by the recent cross-border violence.[3]