Kurdistan
A drone attacks an Iranian Kurdish opposition party position in the Kurdistan Region on April 14, 2026. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two camps belonging to Kurdish opposition groups came under drone attacks on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in a number of injuries, party sources told Rudaw English, in the second such incident reported in the Kurdistan Region since the US-Iran truce took effect early last week.
Amjad Hossein Panahi spokesperson for the Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian opposition party, said “two people were wounded” in a drone attack recorded in the Surdash sub-district, northwest of the Kurdistan Region’s eastern Sulaimani province.
Another source from the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) who spoke to Rudaw English on condition of anonymity reported another drone attack on the group’s Azadi camp in Koya city, located around 70 kilometers east of Erbil, adding that “no casualties resulted from the attack.”
A source from the Komala party told Rudaw English that "two people were wounded" in an attack recorded in Surdash sub-district near Sulaimani province, while another source from the KDPI reported a separate attack east of Erbil.
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In a separate incident, Halgurd Sheikh Najib, head of the Soran administration northeast of Erbil, told Rudaw that “two drones had passed over our administration” but were “shot down within the boundaries of Khalifan district,” southwest of Soran. He also noted that the downing of the drones did not result in any casualties.
For its part, the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Directorate (CTD) said that at 5:04 local time on Tuesday, “two explosive-laden drones launched from Iranian territory toward Erbil province were intercepted and shot down by fighter jets.” The CTD added that “no casualties or material damage were recorded” in the interception.
Later in the day, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) interior ministry confirmed that the Kurdistan Region “was attacked by four explosive drones at different times” on Tuesday.
“We hereby reiterate the Kurdistan Region’s unwavering position: we have never been a party to any war or conflict,” the ministry stated, urging that “the stability of the Region and the safety of our citizens must no longer be targeted.”
Several Kurdish opposition groups are based in the Kurdistan Region and have repeatedly come under Iranian missile and drone attacks in recent years.
In recent weeks, Tehran and Iraqi armed groups affiliated with the Iran-led ‘Axis of Resistance’ have intensified their assaults against Kurdish dissident groups in the Kurdistan Region.
The latter surge coincided with a large-scale joint aerial campaign launched by the United States and Israel in late February, which targeted thousands of sites across Iran.
In response, Tehran has launched thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets - particularly in Gulf Arab states - as well as carrying out retaliatory attacks against Israel.
Moreover, Iraqi armed groups aligned with Tehran have claimed responsibility for numerous attacks on alleged US targets across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
According to Rudaw tracking as of Friday, the Region has endured more than 700 drone and missile attacks, killing over a dozen people and injuring more than 90 others.
A Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire came into effect on Tuesday to allow space for negotiations. While the first round of talks has concluded on Sunday without a deal, reports suggest that another round may be held later this week.
Despite the truce holding, the Kurdistan Region has been targeted on at least two days during it, Erbil’s interior ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
Last updated at 9:00 pm.
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