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The attack “caused extensive damage to the building, but no casualties were reported. No party has claimed responsibility so far,” local media reported.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Iran increasing checkpoints in Kurdish region as minority group disproportionality executed
Recent events, including the January demonstrations that were violently suppressed by the regime, have also seen Iran’s Kurdish community disproportionately affected by state violence.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Iran War Again Underlined Iraqi Kurdistan’s Critical Air Defense Need
While it’s arguably clearer than ever that Iraqi Kurdistan urgently needs air defenses, it remains equally unclear where or how it can get them.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Iran says it targeted ‘terrorist groups’ in Iraq
Iran had fired missiles at Israel earlier on June 7, a first since a ceasefire took place in April. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Trump admin warns Iraq over Iran terror proxies as US reportedly blocks cash payments
The Trump administration has reportedly ramped up its punitive measures to compel Iraq to disband Iranian regime-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) that form part of its ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: IRGC strikes terrorist groups headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan region
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has carried out a strike targeting the headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, the IRGC announced in the early hours of Tuesday.
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support
IRBIL, Iraq(AP) — Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Kurds React to Trump Saying They Kept Guns Meant for Iran Protesters
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Kurdish leaders say that no such weapons were delivered and warn that ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Driven by the pressures of war, Iran gives its field commanders more power over militias in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran has granted its commanders greater autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some groups to carry out operations without Tehran’s approval, a shift driven by the pressures of the ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Kurdish leaders in Iraq seek stability and influence under Zaidi government - analysis
Iraqi Kurdish leaders are seeking greater influence in Baghdad as Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi forms a new government amid rising regional tensions. The Kurdish leadership in the Kurdistan Regional ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Iran says it targeted ‘terrorist groups’ in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted the headquarters of “terrorist groups” in Iraqi Kurdistan, state media reports. The Iranian government accuses the armed Kurdish parties, which have camps in ...
News Iran » Kurdistan » Government: Iran hangs 3 people over involvement in anti-government protests
Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.