# Two IRGC members shot dead in Kurdish-majority Paveh; little-known armed group claims attack
> Gunmen killed Khalid Khalidi and Borhan Khorisani outside their home in Paveh, Kermanshah province, on Monday evening; Xore Heva, meaning Sun of Hope, said it struck to avenge state repression that followed Mahsa Amini's 2022 death in custody

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-30 · heads: 何が壊れたか · 5 takes · 3 lenses · 5 regions

## Summary

Gunmen shot dead two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at the entrance of their home in Paveh, a Kurdish-majority city in Kermanshah province near the Iraq-Kurdistan border, on the evening of June 29. The killed guards were Khalid Khalidi and Borhan Khorisani. Two others, Kamal Shabrang and Kamal Abdi, were wounded; Shabrang was placed in a coma. Iranian state media called the attack a "terrorist and cowardly act." An armed group called Xore Heva, Sun of Hope, claimed responsibility, saying it struck in retaliation for the state crackdown on protests that followed Mahsa Amini's 2022 death in police custody.

## Why it matters

The attack signals continued armed insurgency in [Iran's](/ja/entity/iran) Kurdish borderlands even as Tehran pursues ceasefire diplomacy with Washington. The emergence of Xore Heva as a new claimant group, separate from established forces like PJAK, suggests fragmentation and expansion of armed resistance in Western Iran following years of post-Amini repression.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Turkish state wire; first major English-language report, citing Iranian state broadcaster IRIB and Sepahnews
- **Anadolu Agency** (Turkey, en) — Reported that two IRGC members were killed and two others injured in Paveh, Kermanshah province, citing IRIB; quoted Sepahnews describing the attack as a 'terrorist and cowardly act' against local IRGC personnel.
  > "Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed and two others injured in what authorities described as a 'terrorist' shooting in Iran's western Kermanshah province."
  Source: https://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-members-of-irans-irgc-killed-in-shooting-reports/3981821

### UAE national daily; added Xore Heva's claim, named all four IRGC victims, and cited Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights on identities
- **The National** (United Arab Emirates, en) — Identified the armed group Xore Heva (Sun of Hope) as claiming responsibility, with the group citing post-Amini crackdown as motive; named the killed guards as Khalid Khalidi and Borhan Khorisani and the critically wounded as Kamal Shabrang, reported to be in a coma, and Kamal Abdi.
  > "A little-known armed group called Xore Heva, meaning Sun of Hope, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the assault was carried out in retaliation for the government crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's 2022 death in police custody."
  Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/06/30/gunmen-kill-two-irgc-members-in-attack-claimed-by-little-known-armed-group/

### unlabelled
- **JNS (Jewish News Syndicate)** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.jns.org/news/world/iranian-state-media-two-irgc-guards-killed-in-shooting
- **Ynet News** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjielrgmml
- **Al Bawaba** (Jordan, en) — 
  Source: https://www.albawaba.net/news/two-irgc-members-killed-iran-terrorist-1631727

## Across the graph
- Entities: Iran

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