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UNVERIFIED
Drone strikes target Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan
Nov 04, 2026 02:32 AM CT
Sulaymaniyah/Erbil, Iraq
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Summary
Unmanned aerial vehicles conducted attacks on facilities associated with Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in the Iraqi cities of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil. The incident highlights the continued use of drone warfare by Iranian security forces or proxies to suppress internal dissent and opposition elements operating within Iraqi territory. This event underscores the spillover of Iran's internal security operations into the regional conflict theater, particularly involving Iranian-backed militias and state actors in Iraq.
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Drones attack Iranian Kurdish opposition in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, sources say Al Arabiya English
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Al Arabiya
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Actor Responses
Iran
AGGRESSOR
Attributed as the likely source of the drone strikes targeting opposition groups within its sphere of influence.