Key facts
- A missile strike targeted a site belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala northeast of Erbil, Iraq.
- The group claims Iran has attacked its bases with over 81 missiles and drones since the conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel began.
- A base linked to the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) was also hit by an Iranian missile.
- The Kurdistan Regional Government recorded 809 drone and missile attacks between February 20 and April 20, 2026, causing 20 deaths and 123 injuries.
A missile struck a site belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala, located northeast of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, according to reports citing security sources. No casualties were immediately reported.
Komala claimed that Iran has targeted its bases and headquarters with more than 81 missiles and drones since the outbreak of the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. Earlier in the week, a rocket attack struck positions of the Kurdistan National Army, the armed wing of the Komala party, near Erbil, injuring several people.
A key base linked to the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), another dissident group, near Erbil was also struck by an Iranian missile. A spokesperson for PAK stated that their headquarters near Darashakran was hit, and that the same site had been attacked previously with missiles and drones, resulting in injuries. PAK has reported enduring between 50 and 60 attacks since the beginning of the Iran war.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reported a significant number of attacks, documenting 809 drone and missile attacks across the region between February 20 and April 20, 2026, which resulted in 20 deaths and 123 injuries. Attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition camps and bases continued after April 20, with at least 15 incidents documented by Shafaq News. In a separate incident, a drone crashed near a civilian home northeast of Erbil, though it did not detonate and caused no casualties.