Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, begins wave of attacks on Israel

"Iranian forces have launched an operation targeting Kurdish groups in their semi-autonomous region of neighbouring Iraq, as they also began their 19th wave of missile and drone attacks against Israel and United States assets in the Middle East on the sixth day of a regional war that has embroiled much of the region in the conflict."

"The attacks come amid reports that Iranian Kurdish armed groups have consulted with the US in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran's security forces in the western part of the country and what support they might receive from Washington. According to the Reuters news agency, the Iranian Kurdish coalition of groups based on the Iran-Iraq border has been training to mount such an attack in hopes of weakening the country's military."

"The new strikes on Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region come nearly one week into the US-Israel war against Iran, which has killed at least 1,045 people across the country since Saturday, according to Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency."

Iran has intensified military operations targeting Kurdish armed groups in Iraq's semi-autonomous region as part of broader regional escalation. The strikes targeted facilities including the Kurdistan Toilers Association headquarters in Sulaimaniyah province, with multiple explosions reported near Arabat, Zarkuiz, and Surdash. These attacks coincide with Iran's 19th wave of missile and drone strikes against Israel and US assets, occurring six days into the expanding regional conflict that has killed over 1,045 people. Iranian Kurdish armed groups have reportedly consulted with the US regarding potential attacks on Iranian security forces, with some groups training along the Iran-Iraq border to weaken Iran's military capabilities.

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