Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

 

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

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A Kurdish Iranian opposition group said Iran targeted its headquarters in northern Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks on anti-Tehran factions.

The Kurdistan Freedom Party said that one of its headquarters was targeted in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq overnight. The attack took place at 11:45 p.m., the group said. Known as PAK, the Kurdistan Freedom Party is one of several Kurdish opposition groups in Iran.

The report by PAK said that “at 23:45 tonight, a drone attack targeting the bases of the Kurdistan National Army by the Iranian regime was intercepted.” This is the latest attack in recent days on Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The Komala group has also been targeted at least twice in the last week. The attacks come as the US is withdrawing from Iraq as part of an agreement for US-led anti-ISIS coalition troops to leave.

It also comes as a new US Inspector General report noted that Iran had targeted US diplomatic posts in Iraq since February. “Mission Iraq experienced more than 600 attacks during the reporting period. The US Consulate General in Erbil’s new consulate compound suffered damage to multiple buildings. The US Embassy in Baghdad suffered damage but to a lesser extent. The Baghdad Diplomatic Support Compound, located near Baghdad International Airport, suffered extensive damage.”