Drone strikes blamed on Iran hit Iranian Kurdish camp in Iraq: official, exiled group
The Hindu
Drone strikes attributed to Iran target Kurdish camp in northern Iraq, injuring one amid ongoing tensions with Iranian opposition groups.
Drone stikes blamed on Iran hit on Tuesday (March 3, 2026) a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish fighters and family members in northern Iraq, a local official and an exiled opposition group said.
Iraq’s northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes from Iran.
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A local official in the Koysinjaq district, Tareq al-Haidari, told AFP “three Iranian drones targeted the Azadi camp, which belongs to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the district”.
One drone directly hit the camp’s hospital, wounding one person, said Haidari and a commander from the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI).
PDKI commander Mohammed Nazif Kader told AFP “drones and missiles attacked the camp”, blaming the attack on Iran.
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