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PKK pulls out of Metina in northern Iraq amid Turkey peace process

The withdrawal comes as the peace process between Turkey and the militant group gains momentum alongside increasing security cooperation between Ankara and Baghdad.

Iran has launched drone strikes on an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq, according to reports from local Kurdish media and the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (KDPI). The attack occurred at 12:01 in the Koya district of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, just after noon. Images showed a drone flying through the sky.

Koya is a region where Kurdish Iranian dissident groups have established camps. Two drones struck the KDPI camp in Erbil province's Koya district on Monday, causing material damage but no casualties, as Kurdish political leaders gathered for a regional forum. This is the 175th time Iran has attacked the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI).

The KDPI spokesperson, Khalid Azizi, stated that the group had evacuated the camp before the attack. Iran's goal is to threaten and intimidate these opposition groups and terrorize the region. Many Kurdish leaders expressed concern that the lack of air defenses in the region, following the US withdrawal, could leave them vulnerable.

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