IRBIL: A drone strike in Iraq’s Kurdistan region wounded eight Iranian Kurdish rebels on Sunday, an exiled opposition group said, blaming the attack on Iran.
During the Middle East war, the northern Kurdistan region, which hosts US troops and foreign oil companies as well as exiled Iranian Kurdish rebels, has been a target for attacks carried out by Iran and pro-Iran Iraqi armed groups.
The renewed escalation in Kurdistan follows the resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran.
Adib Khaldian from the exiled Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) told AFP “at 02:00 am (2300 GMT Saturday), Iranian forces attacked with a drone” a camp belonging to the party near Irbil.
“Eight of our members were wounded,” Khaldian said, blaming the attack on Iran.
