Kurdistan: Five drones were shot down in Erbil, after nine members of an Iranian Kurdish party opposed to Tehran were killed. This comes after nine members of an Iranian Kurdish party opposed to Tehran were killed in the bombing on Friday of their camp in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, according to what the party announced to Agence France-Presse, holding Iran responsible for the attack.
Today, Saturday, the Counter-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan region of Iraq announced the downing of 5 explosive drones in Erbil Governorate.
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The agency stated in a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “the coalition forces shot down five drones in Erbil between 21:58 and 22:06,” stressing that “no casualties were recorded.”
The leader of the Iranian opposition Komala (Toilers of Kurdistan) party, Idris Kolhwazi, said that at 4:30 am local time, Iranian forces bombed the camp located near the city of Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan, with missiles and drones.
Later, a Kurdish security official told AFP that five more drones had been intercepted.
In Erbil, the Counter-Terrorism Service of the Kurdish forces announced that the coalition forces shot down eight bomb-laden drones in the airspace of the city, which includes a main complex of the American consulate, on Friday morning.
The Iranian government's fears increased a week after the war, when six Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq announced the formation of a new umbrella organization, the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, with the aim of coordinating their political and field activities against the Islamic Republic.
The coalition initially included the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Kurdistan Free Life Party, the Kurdistan Freedom Party, the Iranian Kurdistan Struggle Organization (Khabat), and the Komala Toilers of Kurdistan Party, before it was later joined by the Iranian Kurdistan Komala Party.
Since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, Iran has repeatedly targeted the sites of Iranian Kurdish groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, while intensifying diplomatic pressure on both Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan to limit the groups' activities.
Statements
“Coalition forces shot down five drones in Erbil between 21:58 and 22:06.”
“No casualties were recorded.”
Later, a Kurdish security official told AFP that five more drones had been intercepted.
Today, Saturday, the Counter-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan region of Iraq announced the downing of 5 explosive drones in Erbil Governorate.
Tehran called on Iraq to fully implement the 2023 security agreement, under which Baghdad committed to tightening border security and restricting the operations of Iranian Kurdish armed groups. Iranian officials have repeatedly argued that the agreement has not been fully implemented, using this claim to justify continued cross-border military pressure.
Early in the conflict, US President Donald Trump indicated the possibility of Iranian Kurdish groups stationed in Iraq participating in ground operations against the Iranian regime.
The agency stated in a statement carried by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “the coalition forces shot down five drones in Erbil between 21:58 and 22:06,” stressing that “no casualties were recorded.”
The leader of the Iranian opposition Komala (Toilers of Kurdistan) party, Idris Kolhwazi, said that at 4:30 am local time, Iranian forces bombed the camp located near the city of Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan, with missiles and drones.
Later, a Kurdish security official told AFP that five more drones had been intercepted
In Erbil, the Counter-Terrorism Service of the Kurdish forces announced that the coalition forces shot down eight bomb-laden drones in the airspace of the city, which includes a main complex for the American consulate, on Friday morning.
The Iranian government's fears increased a week after the war, when six Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq announced the formation of a new umbrella organization, the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, with the aim of coordinating their political and field activities against the Islamic Republic.
The coalition initially included the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan, the Kurdistan Free Life Party, the Kurdistan Freedom Party, the Iranian Kurdistan Struggle Organization (Khabat), and Komala Toilers of Kurdistan, before it was later joined by the Iranian Kurdistan Komala Party.
Since the outbreak of the American-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, Iran has repeatedly targeted the sites of Iranian Kurdish groups in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, while intensifying diplomatic pressure on both Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan to limit the activities of the groups.
