Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks

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Iran carried out drone strikes against Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, including a camp near Koya on October 12. Kurdish groups said they would not use Iraqi territory to attack Iran, while Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani warned that their activities endanger the region amid concerns over the US military withdrawal.

Iran launched a new round of drone attacks against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, including a strike on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan camp near Koya on October 12. As Iranian pressure mounts and concerns grow following the US military’s withdrawal from Iraq, Kurdish opposition groups have pledged not to use Iraqi territory to launch attacks on Iran. Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani criticized their actions, saying they endanger the region. The post Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.