Iran confronts Kurds with new reinforcements on Iraqi border Iran has sent artillery and heavy weapons to Kurdish areas in its northwest along the Iraqi border, stepping up operations against the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) and other armed Kurdish opposition groups, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Kurdish sources. Military convoys moved into Sanandaj. The Marivan Corridor and its surrounding districts, while hundreds of special forces of the Revolutionary Guards, suspected to be members of the Severin unit, have been sent over the past few weeks to the villages on the slopes of Mount Shahu. The escalation comes as Iran demands that Iraq expel Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, with reports that the Iraqi government has agreed to the terms. Iran has long pressured Iraq to curb these groups, and sees them as a tool for external pressure that can be used by the US and Israel to destabilize the situation inside the country. Since the start of the conflict with the US in late February, Iran has renewed its attacks on Kurdish bases, accusing the groups of collaborating with foreign powers and planning attacks on Iranian territory. Small groups of Kurdish fighters can cross the border, strike and retreat to hard-to-reach terrain. Instead of a continuous line of defense, Iran's response is to set up ambushes and positions, as reported with special forces near Mount Shaho, and to use artillery and UAVs against suspected infiltration routes. With reports circulating that Israel and the US may resume operations against Iran, Iran is seeking to strengthen its border defenses and pre-empt any insurgency or sudden activity in the region. substack | talk.

Iran confronts Kurds with new reinforcements on Iraqi border Iran has sent artillery and heavy weapons to Kurdish areas in its northwest along the Iraqi border, stepping up operations against the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) and other armed Kurdish opposition groups, the Jerusalem Post reported, citing Kurdish sources. Military convoys moved into Sanandaj. The Marivan Corridor and its surrounding districts, while hundreds of special forces of the Revolutionary Guards, suspected to be members of the Severin unit, have been sent over the past few weeks to the villages on the slopes of Mount Shahu. The escalation comes as Iran demands that Iraq expel Iranian-Kurdish opposition groups, with reports that the Iraqi government has agreed to the terms. Iran has long pressured Iraq to curb these groups, and sees them as a tool for external pressure that can be used by the US and Israel to destabilize the situation inside the country. Since the start of the conflict with the US in late February, Iran has renewed its attacks on Kurdish bases, accusing the groups of collaborating with foreign powers and planning attacks on Iranian territory. Small groups of Kurdish fighters can cross the border, strike and retreat to hard-to-reach terrain. Instead of a continuous line of defense, Iran's response is to set up ambushes and positions, as reported with special forces near Mount Shaho, and to use artillery and UAVs against suspected infiltration routes. With reports circulating that Israel and the US may resume operations against Iran, Iran is seeking to strengthen its border defenses and pre-empt any insurgency or sudden activity in the region. substack | talk.