Date: 18 December 9, 1979
Incident Description:
In an armed clash between armed anti-revolutionary elements and IRGC forces in the village of Banchaleh, 4 people were killed. The attackers had taken control of the Maleh Palganeh pass during the clash.
The armed groups in the region were:
- Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
- Komala
- Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
- Javanrud Liberation Party
- Gelavijeh Branch of the Osman Naqshbandi Razgari Army
- Forces of Sheikh Hadi
- Forces of Sardar Jaf
- Agents of Palizban
Sources:
Jomhouri-e Eslami, December 10, 1979, p.4; Ettela’at, December 10, 1979, p.2