{
  "id": 13945918,
  "title": "Iran launches drone strikes on Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/iran-launches-drone-strikes-on-iranian-kurdish-opposition-camp-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T11:52:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-911436"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Iran has carried out more than 1,000 drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region. Many of them targeted Kurdish opposition groups.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran launched drone strikes on Kurdish opposition camp in northern Iraq.",
    "Attack occurred at 12:01 in Koya district, causing material damage.",
    "This is the 175th time Iran attacked Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Kurdish PKK militants pull out of 4 camps in northern Iraq as part of peace process with Turkey",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/kurdish-pkk-militants-pull-out-of-4-camps-in-northern-iraq-as-part-of",
        "published": "2026-10-12T13:20:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "PKK pulls out of Metina in northern Iraq amid Turkey peace process",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pkk-pulls-out-of-metina-in-northern-iraq-amid-turkey-peace-process",
        "published": "2026-10-12T13:21:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}