Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran?

Al JazeeraEN 7 min read 100% complete by Shola LawalMarch 5, 2026 at 03:17 PM

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Amidst a regional war ignited by the US and Israel, Iran has launched attacks targeting Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region in March 2026. These attacks, involving missiles and drones, are aimed at "anti-Iran separatist forces" based near the Iran-Iraq border. This follows reports that US President Trump has been in talks with these Kurdish groups, hoping to utilize them to incite an uprising against the Iranian government. The US aims to weaken Iranian forces and dismantle the current government. Various Iranian Kurdish groups, with thousands of fighters, have historically opposed Tehran from bases in northern Iraq.

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CNN 30% Israel 50% Erbil ×250% Tehran 50% Iranian military 60% Kurdistan region ×270% Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) 70% United States ×380% Iraq ×780% Donald Trump ×280% Iran ×1090%

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kurdish groups 100% iran 90% united states 80% iranian kurdish groups 70% iraq 70% regional war 60% military operations 60% anti-iran forces 50% kurdistan region 50% popular uprising 40%

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