Rocket Attack Strikes Iranian Opposition Camp North of Erbil, Wounding Fighters

KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ — A rocket attack struck an Iranian opposition camp north of Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on May 25, wounding two fighters initially.

The Kurdistan Freedom Party later updated the figure to nine. No fatalities were reported in initial accounts, and the incident occurred in the evening local time.

An Iranian opposition camp refers to a political or activist group that opposes the ruling government of Iran, particularly the Islamic Republic and its leadership.

The attack targeted a camp associated with Iranian Kurdish opposition groups operating in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The Kurdistan Freedom Party reported the attack at 9:45 PM local time, involving at least four missiles and drones.

Kurdistan Freedom Party Blames Iranian Government For The Strike

The Kurdistan Freedom Party blamed Iran’s government directly for the strike, stating it occurred “despite the US-Iran ceasefire that took effect April 8, 2026.”

The party noted a documented pattern of hundreds of such attacks on its bases and other Iranian Kurdish opposition camps in the Kurdistan Region since late February, resulting in dozens killed and hundreds wounded.

No group has claimed responsibility for the strike. The attack fits a documented pattern of strikes on Iranian opposition camps in the Kurdistan Region that has continued since February, though this specific incident so far remains unattributed.

Official Statements

Kurdistan Freedom Party, May 25: “As part of the ongoing attacks by the Iranian regime against Kurdish opposition groups in the Kurdistan Region, bases of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) in Erbil were targeted tonight by at least four missiles and several explosive drones. Nine Peshmerga fighters were wounded in the attack, and the condition of four of them is reported to be critical. These attacks have not stopped despite the ceasefire and are still ongoing. Sources close to the Kurdish parties say that since the beginning of the conflict, their bases and positions have been targeted more than 1,000 times by missiles, drones, and other attacks carried out by Iran and Iran-backed groups. The attacks have caused significant damage and left many people dead or injured.”

Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraqi federal authorities: No public statement issued as of May 25.