Airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plan to mobilise Kurds gathers pace

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 6 min read 100% complete by Jason Burke in Jerusalem, Andrew Roth in Washington and Shah Meer Baloch in IslamabadMarch 4, 2026 at 11:22 PM

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Airstrikes have targeted military and police positions along the Iran-Iraq border amid reports of a potential US-Israeli plan to mobilize Kurdish fighters against Iran. US officials have reportedly expressed readiness to provide air support if Kurdish Peshmerga cross the border from northern Iraq. Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in Iraq are allegedly preparing for a cross-border operation, with US support sought. Baloch militant groups have also reportedly moved into Iran from Pakistan. These actions follow increased clandestine operations in northwestern Iran after the recent conflict between Iran and Israel, with the aim of weakening Iranian capabilities and potentially destabilizing the regime.

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Pakistan 30% Sulaymaniyah Province 30% Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 40% Donald Trump 50% Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) ×260% Iran ×9100% Israel ×2100% United States ×3100% Iraq ×5100%

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kurdish fighters 90% iran-iraq border 80% us 70% israel 70% airstrikes 70% cross-border 60% military operation 60% militant groups 50% iranian regime 50% degrade iranian capabilities 40%

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Center-Left (-0.40)

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Iran

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