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According to three sources, Israeli strikes in western Iran are meant to aid Iranian Kurdish militias preparing a possible cross-border offensive, though Iraqi Kurdistan's political leadership has publicly denied any plan to send fighters or get involved in Iran

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Israel has been bombing parts of western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias who hope to exploit the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to seize towns near the frontier, according to three sources familiar with Israel's talks with the factions.