WEB DESK: Israeli media outlet I24 News is reporting that Kurdish forces in Iraq have launched a ground military offensive into Iran against the Islamic Republic.
Citing an Iranian Kurdish official, the report claims that thousands of Kurdish fighters began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on Monday, March 2. The official told I24 News that the operation is aimed at the Islamic regime.
The report from I24 News provides few other details about the scope of the operation, the specific groups involved, or the exact location of the incursion along the long and porous border between Iran’s Kurdish region and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
There has been no immediate confirmation or comment from Iranian officials, Iraqi officials, or representatives from the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq regarding the reported military action. The claims remain unverified by other news sources at this time.
