Jailed opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi asks for interference-free trial

Dana Taqiadin, a member of Lahur Talabani's defense team, said the message reiterated that Jangi is ready “to appear before any court, in any location in Kurdistan, on the condition that the trial process be entirely free from party interference and where the law would reign supreme.”

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Iranian missile attack wounds at least six Kurdish opposition members in Erbil

Amjad Hossein Panahi, a Politburo member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan (Zahmatkeshan), told The New Region that the missile hit one of their bases in the Alana Valley of Erbil province's Soran administration at 6:50 pm.

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PAK says Iran drone attack hits Erbil base, wounds eight

Adib Khalidian, a member of the party's leadership, told The New Region that eight of its fighters were injured in the attack.

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Missile strikes kill nine Komala fighters in Sulaimani

The party confirmed that nine members were killed in what it described as Iranian “intensive missile attacks.”

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What happens with Iran’s Kurds after President Trump’s U-turn?

After US President Donald Trump walked back on the idea of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups launching a cross-border ground offensive in Iran, The New Region's Wladimir van Wilgenburg spoke with numerous opposition officials regarding the future awaiting Iran's Kurds.

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‘I'd be all ​for it’: Trump endorses Kurdish offensive in Iran

"I think it's wonderful that they want to do that," said US President Donald Trump when asked about a Kurdish opposition offensive into Iran.

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US says reports of arming Kurds against Iran ‘completely false’

"Trump did speak to Kurdish leaders with respect to our base that we have in northern Iraq," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a presser. "But as for any report suggesting that the president has agreed to any such plan, that is completely false and should not be written."

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New party joins Iranian Kurdish resistance as US plays down opposition role

"Everyone can see that in recent days a completely new phase has emerged. The wave of change has turned toward our region more than ever before, placing eastern Kurdistan [Rojhelat] in the face of a very sensitive and historic situation, one that, more than ever, requires unity, coordination, and joint action," said the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.

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Iranian Kurdish opposition groups form new joint alliance

The parties involved include the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Khabat), and the Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan.

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