3 killed in bombing of Iranian Kurdish opposition sites in northern Iraq

SadaNews - Three people, including two women, were killed on Friday evening in a bombing of sites belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition based in northern Iraq, according to a statement from the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party, which held Iran responsible.

The party stated in a statement that Iran "launched... on Friday afternoon... a new wave of rocket and drone attacks targeting the civilian camps of the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party" in Erbil Province, resulting in the death of a father and injury to his son.

A separate attack on "a group of Peshmerga forces belonging to the party" resulted in the death of "two female fighters and injuries to several other Peshmerga members of the party."

These deadly attacks come at a time when a ceasefire has been in place since April 8 between Iran and the United States after a war that lasted nearly 40 days, the repercussions of which affected Iraq and the Kurdistan region.

On Tuesday, a woman was killed in a drone strike targeting a site of the Iranian Kurdish opposition party "Komala" in northern Iraq, according to a report by the French news agency quoting a party official who held Iran and its affiliated factions responsible.

During the war, sites belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition, which have been based for years in camps and bases in northern Iraq, were subjected to Iranian attacks with drones and rockets, resulting in the deaths of at least five fighters, according to a tally prepared by the French news agency based on sources within the opposition.

In recent years, Iran has repeatedly targeted Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, accusing them of involvement in attacks inside Iran.

On February 22, five of these groups, including the Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party, announced the formation of a political alliance aimed at overthrowing the regime in Tehran.