ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Three missiles struck a camp housing families of members of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala in Sulaimani province’s Zirgwez early Monday, causing material damage but no casualties, a group official said.
Ali Ranjbari, head of Komala’s relations, told Rudaw’s Peshawa Bakhtyar that the attack occurred at around 3:10 am local time.
“Although the attack caused material damage, fortunately, there were no casualties, and all families and comrades are safe and sound,” Ranjbari said.
He linked the attack to Tehran’s opposition to a planned general strike across Kurdish areas in Iran (Rojhelat) on Wednesday, marking the fourth anniversary of the death of Kurdish woman Zhina (Mahsa) Amini.
A coalition of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, including Komala, on Sunday called on Kurds across Rojhelat to join the strike.
“These attacks are a futile attempt stemming from the anxiety, fear, and panic of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the general strike scheduled to take place across Kurdistan on September 16,” Ranjbari said.
Footage submitted to Rudaw English by local residents showed a large fire following the strikes. The blaze was later brought under control by residents.
Iran has not commented on Monday’s attack.
The strike comes amid renewed tensions between Iran and Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region. Tehran has repeatedly accused the groups of posing a security threat and has demanded that Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) disarm or expel them.
Last week, an Iranian border guard was killed in an armed clash with an unidentified opposition group near Paveh, a predominantly Kurdish city in western Iran close to the Kurdistan Region.
In mid-July, nine Komala members were killed in an Iranian missile strike on the group’s headquarters in Zirgwez. Komala said six missiles were used in the attack.
Iranian strikes have also hit areas beyond the bases of Kurdish opposition groups. Rudaw has recorded nearly 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region since the start of the US-Iran conflict, killing 32 people and wounding 154 others as of early August.
The Kurdistan Regional Government has repeatedly maintained that the Region is not a party to the conflict and has called for an end to attacks on its territory.
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