Iran Strikes Kurdish Opposition Base in Northern Iraq with Drones
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Iran attacked a base of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala in northern Iraq with drones overnight Saturday to Sunday. The strike, reportedly by the IRGC, targeted the group's headquarters in the Balisan area. Iran accuses Kurdish groups of receiving Israeli support and views them as a security threat. This incident is part of a recent escalation of Iranian attacks on Kurdish opposition groups operating in Iraq.
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- Iran used drones to attack a base of the Komala Party in northern Iraq.
- The strike targeted the headquarters of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Balisan area.
- The attack was reportedly carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Iran accuses Kurdish groups of receiving support from Israel.
- Nine Komala members were killed in a previous attack on July 17 near Sulaymaniyah.
Iran launched a drone attack overnight between Saturday and Sunday on a base belonging to the Komala Party, an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The attack was reportedly carried out by the ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and targeted the organization's headquarters in the Balisan area, according to Iran's Mehr news agency. The IRGC has not yet officially claimed responsibility for the strike, and details regarding its consequences have not been released.
The semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq has long served as a base for several Kurdish opposition organizations that oppose the Iranian regime. These groups operate armed camps and headquarters within the region, which Iran has frequently targeted since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East in February. Tehran accuses these Kurdish organizations of receiving support from Israel, its primary adversary, and views their activities as a security threat to its borders and regime stability.
This latest strike follows a series of actions Iran has taken against Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq in recent months. In a previous significant attack on July 17, nine members of the Komala organization were killed near the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan region.
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