Iran strike on Kurdish groups in Iraq was confirmed on Wednesday after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced they had launched missiles at what they described as armed opposition targets inside the Kurdistan Region. The strike deepened ongoing tensions along the Iraq Iran border as Kurdish parties accused Tehran of repeated attacks.
The incident came as several exiled Kurdish Iranian groups continue to operate from camps in northern Iraq while forming a new political coalition aimed at challenging Tehran.
Iran confirms missile attack on opposition bases
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted what they called bases and headquarters belonging to Komala and other opposition factions operating inside the Kurdistan Region.
According to an IRGC statement, three missiles were launched at around 11:00 am local time. Iran has long accused these Kurdish groups of collaborating with Western and Israeli interests.
Kurdish groups report casualties
The Kurdistan Freedom Party PAK confirmed that one of its guards was killed and three others wounded after three rockets struck a camp near Erbil.
PAK spokesman Khalil Sanani told AFP that the attack hit a location where families of the group’s members also reside.
On Tuesday, drone strikes also blamed on Iran targeted a camp belonging to the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan PDKI.
Security tightened along Iraq Iran border
Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qassem al Araji said Kurdish forces reinforced the border strip facing Iran to prevent any attempted infiltration.
He told Iranian official Ali Bagheri that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani ordered strict implementation of the 2023 bilateral security agreement that requires preventing any group from using Iraqi territory to stage attacks on Iran.
Kurdish authorities respond to latest escalation
Officials in the Kurdistan Region deployed additional units around the Erbil border axis to prevent movements by armed groups.
Iraq and Iran previously agreed to disarm Iranian Kurdish factions and relocate them away from the frontier although several camps still host fighters and families.
Growing Kurdish political coalition challenges Tehran
Five Kurdish Iranian groups including PAK and PDKI recently announced a political alliance aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic and advocating Kurdish self determination.
Tehran has designated these groups as terrorist organizations although their armed activity has significantly declined in recent years in favor of political campaigning abroad.
Calls for desertions inside Iran
In a separate development, PDKI Secretary General Mustafa Hijri called on Iranian soldiers and security personnel especially in Kurdish areas to abandon service. The message underscored rising tensions between Kurdish opposition movements and Iranian authorities.
Conclusion:
The latest Iran strike inside the Kurdistan Region adds pressure to an already volatile border situation as Kurdish groups face continued military action and Baghdad seeks to enforce security commitments with Tehran.
