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Komala Toilers of Kurdistan position near the town of Khalifan in northeastern Erbil province struck by Iranian missiles on May 10, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran on Sunday launched an attack involving several missiles targeting a position of the Komala Toilers of Kurdistan in the northeastern part of Erbil province, an official from the Kurdish dissident group told Rudaw, adding that no casualties were recorded.
“As part of the Islamic Republic’s ongoing attacks against Komala, at 12:45 pm [local time on Sunday], three missiles were fired at the Komala headquarters in Alana Valley near the town of Khalifan,” Amjad Hussein Pana said.
Since the start of the Iran war in late February, he added, Tehran “has targeted Komala positions and headquarters with more than 76 missiles and drones.”
The IRGC launched three missiles at a position belonging to the Kurdish opposition group Komala near Khalifan town in the northeastern part of Erbil province. pic.twitter.com/SJ0SJyRVE3
— Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) May 10, 2026
Earlier on Thursday, the largest Iranian Kurdish opposition group, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), said its bases in the Kurdistan Region have endured around 120 drone and missile attacks since the start of the Iran war, despite not being a party to the conflict.
The US and Israel launched a large-scale aerial campaign against Iran in late February, during which more than 17,000 sites were reportedly targeted over six weeks of hostilities.
In response, Iran carried out thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets - particularly in Gulf Arab states - as well as launching retaliatory attacks against Israel.
The Iranian response also involved Iraqi armed groups aligned with the Tehran-led ‘Axis of Resistance,’ with several factions claiming responsibility for attacks on purported US targets in the region, including in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
The US and Iran later agreed to a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire on April 8, halting fighting to allow space for talks. While the first round of discussions concluded without a final agreement on April 11, a second round has yet to take place, as the war has yet to fully conclude.
Despite the truce, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Media and Information reported on Saturday that since the outbreak of the war through April 20, the Region endured over 809 attacks. That number has since risen.
Kurdish leaders have repeatedly censured Tehran over the attacks, which continue despite the ceasefire and despite the Kurdistan Region not being a party to the conflict, nor allowing its territory to be used as a launchpad for attacks against Iran.
For its part, Tehran claims that Iranian Kurdish opposition groups pose a threat to its national security - a concern that intensified following the 2022 and early 2026 nationwide anti-establishment protests, which Iranian authorities allege were fueled in part by Kurdish opposition groups.
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