Iran has carried out a drone strike against a weapons and supply depot in the Sulaymaniyah area of Iraqi Kurdistan, according to initial reports. The target was reportedly a facility linked to armed Kurdish opposition groups that Iran designates as terrorist organizations.
The target of the Iranian drone strike in Sulaymaniyah earlier this evening has been identified as a weapons and supply depot, according to initial reports. The facility is reportedly linked to armed Kurdish opposition groups that Tehran designates as terrorist organizations. The identification follows a series of IRGC strikes against Kurdish opposition targets in Iraqi Kurdistan.
First reports of the attack emerged at 20:52 Jerusalem on Sunday evening, initially unverified, stating that Iranian-Kurdish headquarters had been attacked. At the same time, security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported that several Iranian drones struck Kurdish targets in Sulaymaniyah, providing the first named source. The Zioneer also reported on Saturday evening that IRGC ground forces shelled Iraqi Kurdistan with artillery (Sat 20:04 Jerusalem). The source quality evolved from unverified reports to a named analyst, and the target has now been identified as a depot.
Attributed background: As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, July 9, Iranian drones struck Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan (14:21 Jerusalem). The current strikes are part of an ongoing pattern of IRGC operations against Kurdish groups in the region, which Iran accuses of harboring opposition elements.
What remains open: Casualties and damage from the latest strike have not yet been reported. The specific armed Kurdish groups linked to the target have not been identified, and the extent of the damage to the depot remains unconfirmed.
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