Iranian Kurdish opposition group reports over 70 attacks on its bases: spokesperson

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Bases and positions belonging to the Komala Toilers of Kurdistan - an Iranian Kurdish opposition group - in the Kurdistan Region have come under more than 70 Iranian drone and missile attacks since the outbreak of the Iran war in late February, a party spokesperson told Rudaw on Monday.

“The attacks were carried out by drones and missiles,” said Amjad Hussein Pana, the party’s spokesperson, adding that at least “one person [from the group] was martyred and five others were injured.”

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups are based in six camps across the Region - four in Erbil province and two in Sulaimani province. A September 2023 security agreement between Baghdad and Tehran stipulated the disarmament of these groups and their relocation to designated areas.

Tehran views the groups as a threat to its national security and has framed the strikes as preemptive measures.

Iran escalated its attacks following the outbreak of its war with the United States and Israel on February 28, accusing the opposition groups of harboring “separatist” ambitions and attempting to infiltrate Iranian territory.

Strikes by Iran and its affiliated militias in Iraq have continued despite a Pakistani-brokered two-week ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, which was later extended indefinitely by the US on April 21.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), another opposition group, said on Friday that 114 drones and missiles have struck its bases since the conflict began.

According to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), a total of 809 attacks were recorded across the Kurdistan Region between the start of the conflict and April 20, resulting in 20 deaths and 123 injuries.