Iran reportedly targeted a Kurdistan Freedom Party position in northern Iraq, marking another attack on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups as Tehran presses Baghdad to expel them.

Iran launched another attack against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups on Wednesday, reportedly striking a position linked to the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in the Balisan Valley, northeast of Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

Rebaz Sharifi, a PAK spokesperson, told Rudaw that “between two and four projectiles targeted the group’s positions at around 9:30 am near the village of Hasanawa, in the Balisan mountains.” He confirmed that no casualties were reported.

A security source also confirmed the attack and said Iran may have used two Hadid-110 drones, although that assessment remains unverified.

“At least one strike hit the western side of Bani Harir mountain 70km northeast of Erbil, according to a resident of a nearby village,” Rudaw reported.

The strike follows recent Iranian attacks on other Kurdish opposition organizations, including the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), Komala, and Khabat. Tehran has also intensified pressure on Baghdad to remove these groups from Iraqi territory.

Iran presses Baghdad to expel opposition groups

Iran’s ambassador to Iraq, Mohammed Kazem Al-e Sadegh, said Wednesday that Tehran and Baghdad had reached an understanding under which Iraq would expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups.

The groups have rejected the reported arrangement, while Iraq’s National Security Council did not mention such an agreement in its recent meetings. An Iraqi source also denied that an expulsion deal had been reached.

The latest developments come amid a broader campaign of Iranian drone and missile attacks against opposition groups based in northern Iraq. Since February 2026, Iran has carried out more than 1,000 attacks in the Kurdistan Region, according to the article.

On October 17, two drones launched from Iran struck a Komala base in the Balisan area of Erbil province, Rudaw reported. One hit the base and another struck a guard post, damaging buildings without causing casualties.

On October 12, the PDKI reported that an Iranian drone had targeted its Azadi Camp near Koya, where relatives of party members live. The group said it was the third attack on the camp in two weeks. On October 8, a drone also struck a residential compound in the Khabat district north of Erbil, with no casualties reported.

Kurdish opposition groups maintain resistance

PAK has operated from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region for decades and advocates Kurdish self-determination. Its fighters joined Kurdish Peshmerga forces in battles against ISIS in Iraq.

In February 2026, PAK joined the PDKI, the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), the Khabat Organization of Iranian Kurdistan, and a Komala faction to announce a new coalition. A second Komala branch joined later.

Iran has also stepped up operations against PJAK inside Iran, targeting the Shaho mountains and areas near the border in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, a representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) told Rudaw that “the party would not lay down its weapons or abandon its struggle for Kurdish rights, rejecting Tehran’s demands the same day after Iran claimed Baghdad had agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition groups or hand them over to the Islamic Republic.”

The continued strikes and conflicting statements over a possible expulsion agreement underscore the growing tensions between Tehran, Baghdad, and Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating in northern Iraq.