Three drones target Azadi camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

• The camp is linked to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group.
• Similar drone attacks have repeatedly targeted Iranian Kurdish opposition sites in the Kurdistan region.

Three drones targeted Azadi camp in Koya district of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, according to Roya's Iraq correspondent.

Azadi camp, located east of Erbil, is affiliated with the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group whose members have been based in camps across the Kurdistan region.

The camp has previously been targeted by drone and missile attacks. In April, five drones struck or approached the site, causing material damage but no reported casualties, according to Rudaw.

In June, three drones also targeted the Azadi camp, with one striking the camp’s hospital, according to Shafaq News. No casualties were reported in that attack.

Iran has repeatedly accused Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq’s Kurdistan region of threatening its security. Tehran has previously carried out strikes against their positions, while some Iran-aligned Iraqi armed groups have also claimed responsibility for attacks elsewhere in the Kurdistan region.

The Kurdistan region has faced a wider wave of drone and missile attacks since the start of the regional conflict in February. Rudaw said its tracking had recorded more than 1,000 such attacks across the region since the conflict began, with 32 people killed and 156 wounded as of Sep. 24.

The latest attack comes amid continued tensions surrounding the presence of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan region and repeated strikes on their bases and camps.

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