Drone swarm hits Kurdistan People's Army site near Erbil

Drone swarm hits Kurdistan People's Army site near Erbil
2026-04-23T20:47:19+00:00

Shafaq News- Erbil (Updated on Friday at 13:40)

Drones struck a base belonging to the Kurdistan People's Army (KPA), an Iranian Kurdish opposition party operating in Iraqi Kurdistan, west of Erbil, on Thursday, a source within the group told Shafaq News.

The drones struck the Chamshar site near Darashakran, with the attack beginning around 22:45 local time and ongoing at the time of reporting. No information was immediately available on casualties or damage.

Earlier today, a separate source told our agency that a drone crashed in the Rizgari area of Khabat, west of Erbil, without causing damage.

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