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A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan stands while holding a machine gun at a mountain base in Khalifan near Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on March 12, 2026.
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How did US weapons intended for Iranian Kurds disappear?

Iraqi Kurdish factions have traded blame over the fate of an alleged shipment of weapons sent by the US to arm Iranian Kurdish opposition groups

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2026
Five Peshmerga were injured in the terrorist attacks
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Iranian-linked drones target opposition camp in Iraqi Kurdistan

Safaa al-Kubaisi
01 May, 2026
People wave Iranian national flags as they attend funerals for commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
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Strikes on Iranian opposition groups in Iraq's Kurdistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 March, 2026
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What role will Iran's Kurds play as the war expands?

Winthrop Rodgers
05 March, 2026
Members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) participate in a military drill in an outpost near Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Kurdish dissident groups preparing to join fight against Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 March, 2026
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Trump admin pushing Kurds to 'take over' western Iran

Dana Taib Menmy
04 March, 2026
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Iranian Kurds unite to 'topple' regime, but not via Iraqi soil

Dana Taib Menmy
25 February, 2026
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters affiliated with PAK train
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Iranian Kurd opposition party accuses Iran of attack on Iraqi HQ

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 January, 2026
Kurdish Iranian women Peshmarga of the PAK (Kurdistan Freedom Party) walk toward a training area at a frontline base in the Batewa Hills near Kirkuk, Iraq, on June 25, 2016. (Photo by Younes Mohammad / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Kurdish group claims armed actions in Iran to defend protesters

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 January, 2026
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Iran is building 600km security wall 'inside' Iraqi territories

Dana Taib Menmy
07 January, 2026
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War from within: Israel's bid to exploit Iran's ethnic divisions

Rovshan Mammadli
01 December, 2025
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Iranian Kurdish dissident shot dead in Istanbul

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 October, 2025
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Iraq, Iran agree on border security despite US opposition

Dana Taib Menmy
12 August, 2025
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Iraqi Kurds brace for fallout from Israel's war on Iran

Dana Taib Menmy
18 June, 2025
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How Kurdish groups in Iran are reacting to Israel's war

Winthrop Rodgers
17 June, 2025
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Iran sentences to death Kurdish activist Varisheh Moradi

Dana Taib Menmy
12 November, 2024
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Senior Kurdish commander killed in clashes with IRGC

Dana Taib Menmy
20 September, 2024
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Widespread anger after Kurdish courier killed by Iraqi guards

Dana Taib Menmy
20 August, 2024
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Rights groups condemn Iran's 'abhorrent' execution of protester

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 August, 2024
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Iranian Kurdish parties firmly reject KRG's pressure to relocate

Dana Taib Menmy
27 June, 2024