Kurdistan
A screengrab from footage shows an explosion following a drone attack on a base belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition party (PAK) in Erbil province’s Darashakran area on Thursday night, April 23, 2026.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An official from an Iranian Kurdish opposition party told Rudaw that one of their bases came under three drone attacks on Thursday night in Erbil province’s Darashakran area.
“A wave of drone strikes targeted the Chamshar base of the Kurdistan National Army near Darashakran, in Erbil province’s Zirarati area,” said Adib Khalid, a member of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK).
Khalid said the attacks began at "22:45 and were still ongoing" at the time of reporting. He added that precise details on the extent of the damage were not yet available.
Earlier in the evening, two additional drones struck separate locations near Rizgari and Basirma sub-districts in Erbil province, causing material damage but no reported casualties.
PAK is part of an alliance comprising five other Kurdish opposition groups, formed in February to coordinate efforts against the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the stated aim of advancing the Kurdish people’s right to self-determination.
The United States and Israel launched a preemptive air campaign against Iran on February 28, targeting more than 17,000 sites across the country during six weeks of hostilities before both sides agreed to a Pakistan-mediated ceasefire on April 8.
In response, Tehran carried out thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets in the region - particularly in Gulf Arab states - as well as launching retaliatory attacks against Israel.
Despite the early April truce, Iran and Iraqi armed groups aligned with the Tehran-led “Axis of Resistance” have continued to target Kurdish opposition bases in the Kurdistan Region. At least 11 people have been killed in these attacks, including five since the ceasefire took effect, according to a Saturday statement by Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.
The Kurdish opposition alliance said in a statement on Thursday that “more than 150 direct attacks were launched against political asylum seekers from [the Kurdish-majority region in western Iran] Rojhelat.” The statement added that “21 individuals were killed in attacks on the Kurdistan Region, including 10 fighters and civilians living at the bases.”
The alliance also urged Kurds worldwide to take “unified action” and assume “patriotic responsibility” by protesting Tehran’s continued attacks on opposition bases in the Kurdistan Region.
The Kurdistan Region has endured more than 700 attacks during the war and around 20 more since the truce came into effect, according to Rudaw’s tracking. The Kurdish parties’ alliance corroborated the figures, describing the assaults as “war crimes.”
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