Iran has intensified attacks on Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq amid speculation that US President Donald Trump may want these groups to join the fight inside Iran.
One base was hit by an Iranian ballistic missile around 11:00 local time, injuring four Kurdish Peshmerga fighters. One of them later died from his injuries. The missile left a large crater, crushed a building, and scattered rubble and twisted metal across the area.
At another base of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI), a double drone strike yesterday left charred remains and reportedly injured one civilian.
A senior KDPI political leader said the Kurdish fighters could soon enter Iran, though he did not provide a timeline. A 25-year-old fighter, Hassan, told reporters he was ready to go to Iran to fight for freedom and his nation, saying, “We are closer than ever.”
With inputs from BBC