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Iran strikes Iranian opposition group Kurdistan Freedom Party in latest attack: This comes after Iran has targeted the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan ...
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912396
Iran attacks Komala Kurdish opposition group in Iraq amid increased regional tensions
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-912042
IranWire Oct 16
Kurdistan Free Life Party forces clashed with Iran's Revolutionary Guard in the Shaho Mountains, prompting intensified artillery and drone strikes ... Show more
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Daily Sabah Sep 16
Iran vows enhancing anti-terror cooperation with Türkiye: Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni met his Turkish counterpart, Mustafa Çiftçi ...
dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/iran-vows-enhancing-anti-terror-cooperation-with-turkiye
Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq: A Kurdish Iranian opposition group said Iran targeted its headquarters in northern ...
jpost.com/middle-east/article-908731
Iran International Sep 13
Iranian Kurdish opposition coalition calls for nationwide strike : Iranian Kurdish opposition coalition calls for nationwide strike
iranintl.com/en/202609136684
Daily Sabah Sep 01
Civilians injured in PJAK terrorist attack in Iran: Several civilians were wounded Monday in a terrorist attack by PJAK, the Iranian offshoot of the PKK ...
dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/civilians-injured-in-pjak-terrorist-attack-in-iran
amwaj.media Aug 06
Iran claims ground raids into Iraqi Kurdistan as ‘PJAK drone strike’ raises stakes
amwaj.media/en/media-monitor/iran-claims-ground-raids-into-iraqi-kurdistan-as-pjak-drone-strike-raises-stakes
Why are Kurdish groups in Iraq being attacked amid the US-Iran flare-up?: As the US has continued its war against Iran, the Islamic Republic has responded by ...
middleeasteye.net/news/why-iran-attacking-kurdish-groups-northern-iraq
Iran says kills 4 members of banned Kurdish group: TEHRAN: Iranian security forces killed four members of an outlawed Kurdish group in the west of the country ...
arabnews.com/node/2652508/middle-east
PJAK leader mocks Iran’s claim Turkey spiked US Kurdish-backed regime change plan
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/pjak-leader-mocks-irans-claim-turkey-spiked-us-kurdish-backed-regime-change-plan
The last ‘butterflies’ of the Kurdish front: An old Sufi parable of Persian origin tells of three butterflies approaching the flame of a candle: the first ...
english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-14/the-last-butterflies-of-the-kurdish-front.html
Iranian Kurds deny receiving US weapons to arm Iran's protesters: President Donald Trump said the US sent 'guns' to Iranian Kurds to arm January ...
middleeasteye.net/news/iranian-kurds-deny-receiving-us-weapons-arm-iran-protesters
The Kurdish-Iranian rebel group, Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), based near the Iraqi-Iranian border says it is ready to fight the Iranian regime if needed ... Show more
Global News Podcast - US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq - BBC Sounds
Global News Podcast - US aerial refuelling plane crashes in western Iraq - BBC Sounds
Opinion“This war is not a liberation project of the Kurdish people.”: Since the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, there has been speculation that the Kurds might join the ...
jacobin.de/artikel/kurden-iran-pjak-krieg-usa-israel
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of Kurdish fighters launch ground offensive into Iran against regime, official says
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Key FactsKurds' Struggle Across Middle Eastern Borders
Mar 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- The Kurdish population is estimated between 25 and 45 million, primarily spread across parts of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Armenia.
- Kurds constitute 8 to 17 percent of Iran’s population and have endured repression alongside armed resistance since the mid-20th century.
- Iraq’s Kurdistan Region holds semi-autonomous status and held a 2017 independence referendum that Baghdad refused to recognize.
- The CIA’s recent provision of weapons to Iranian Kurdish groups has heightened regional tensions and fears of intensified conflict.
Leave the Kurds alone. We are not guns for hire.— Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed, the first lady of Iraq and a prominent Kurdish activist, in a Thursday statement.
Small, divided and wary, Kurdish rebels won’t be the ones bringing down Iran’s regime
timesofisrael.com/small-divided-and-wary-kurdish-rebels-wont-be-the-ones-bringing-down-irans-regime/
Exclusive: Iran Kurdish Leader Says Ready to Join War if US Gives Support: “We could remove the Iranian forces and control cities in Kurdish areas ...
newsweek.com/exclusive-iran-kurdish-leader-says-ready-to-join-war-if-us-gives-support-11664108
Kurdish rebels say ready to resist Iran, await uprising: From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight ...
al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/kurdish-rebels-say-ready-resist-iran-await-uprising
A senior leader of one of Iran’s main armed Kurdish opposition groups said his organisation already has forces positioned inside Iranian Kurdistan and is ... Show more
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The Wire: The Wire News India, Latest News,News from India, Politics, External Affairs, Science, Economics, Gender and Culture
Daily Sabah Mar 05
Türkiye reaffirms right to respond to hostility after missile incident: Ankara urges restraint in the intensifying U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and reaffirmed its ...
dailysabah.com/politics/turkiye-reaffirms-right-to-respond-to-hostility-after-missile-incident/news
Key FactsIran Missile Targeted Cyprus, Not Turkey, Says Official
Mar 4, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ekathimerini.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: ekathimerini.com
- An Iranian missile destroyed by NATO on March 4, 2026, was reportedly not intended to strike Turkey, a Turkish official stated.
- The projectile was believed to target a military base in Greek Cyprus but deviated, crossing over Iraq and Syria before interception.
- NATO condemned the missile attack and affirmed its commitment to defend all allied nations, including Turkey.
- Turkey cautioned against further conflict escalation, highlighted its defense readiness, and engaged in diplomatic talks with Iran to reduce tensions.
Turkey says it is closely following actions of Iranian Kurdish PJAK militant group
reuters.com/business/media-telecom/turkey-says-it-is-closely-following-actions-iranian-kurdish-pjak-militant-group-2026-03-05/
Türkiye 'closely monitoring' PJAK activity in Iran as regional tensions rise Türkiye 'closely monitoring' PJAK activity in Iran as regional tensions rise - Türkiye News
Explainer: Who are the Iranian Kurdish opposition groups?: Recently united Iranian Kurdish groups are mostly based in neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/03/05/explainer-who-are-the-iranian-kurdish-opposition-groups/
Five Kurdish factions unite to challenge Iran regime | The Jerusalem Post: Five Kurdish Iranian opposition groups unite to form a powerful new coalition against ...
jpost.com/middle-east/article-887527
Kurdish-Iranian opposition parties form alliance amid tension and protests in Iran
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/02/23/kurdish-iranian-opposition-parties-form-alliance-amid-tension-and-protests-in-iran/
Iranians' freedom may depend on cooperation with Israel | The Jerusalem Post
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-887316
Iran arrests 11 suspected members of Kurdish group over ‘sabotage’ : Iranian authorities have arrested 11 members of an outlawed Kurdish group on suspicion of ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/02/07/iran-arrests-11-suspected-members-of-kurdish-group-over-sabotage-
Iran's Kurdish opposition strengthens as protests intensify | The Jerusalem Post
jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-883105
Turkey-PKK clashes pause in Iraq: Fighting between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish military has ceased in northern Iraq following the Kurdish ...
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