SULAIMANIYAH, Kurdistan, April 15, (V7N) – A drone strike in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Tuesday targeted the Komala party, an Iranian Kurdish group, killing a woman and wounding two others. The attack marks the first such assault since a fragile ceasefire came into effect last week between the United States, Israel, and Iran, raising fresh concerns about the stability of the region amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

The strike took place at Camp Sordash, located approximately 40 kilometers west of Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. The attack, attributed by the Komala party to Iranian forces and their affiliated militias, injured three Kurdish refugees, one of whom, a female fighter, later died from her wounds.

Commander Mohammed Hakimi of the Komala party stated, “Iran and its affiliated militias are behind this attack,” adding that the assailants used a drone to strike the camp late in the afternoon.

Another Kurdish opposition group, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), reported a separate drone strike targeting its camp in the Koysinjaq district, near Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. While no casualties were reported in the PDKI attack, the regional authorities quickly responded.

The Kurdish autonomous region’s Counter-Terrorism Service announced that a warplane had successfully downed two bomb-laden drones coming from Iran. However, the service did not specify which country operated the warplane, leaving the identity of the attacker unclear.

The drone strike adds to a series of similar attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in Iraq's Kurdistan region, where many exiled Iranian Kurds live. Tehran views these groups as terrorist organizations, accusing them of destabilizing Iran and working on behalf of foreign powers, including Israel and the West.

The attack also highlights the fragile nature of the ceasefire in the region, as violence continues to flare despite diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in the broader Middle East conflict. The ceasefire, which aims to pause hostilities between the US and Iran, has faced numerous violations, especially in areas like Iraqi Kurdistan, where Iranian-backed militias have been active.

Iraqi Kurdish officials have called for greater protection of civilians and a reduction in cross-border violence, but the geopolitical complexity of the region continues to make peace efforts precarious.

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