Recent footage of Iranian Kurdish militia, as sources say U.S., Kurds discuss potential Iran military operation

Record ID: 2361102

  • Title: Recent footage of Iranian Kurdish militia, as sources say U.S., Kurds discuss potential Iran military operation
  • Date: 5th March 2026
  • Summary: ERBIL, IRAQ (FEBRUARY 12, 2026) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF IRANIAN KURDISH MILITIA STANDING GUARD DURING TRAINING WHEEL ON FIRE, MILITIA STANDING GUARD IN THE BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF MILITIA TRAINING SHOULDER PATCH ON ONE OF THE MILITIA MILITIA HOLDING THEIR WEAPONS UNIFORM, WEAPONS VARIOUS OF MILITIA VARIOUS OF MILITIA MARCHING IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA ERBIL, IRAQ (MARCH 4, 2026)
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  • Keywords: CONFLICT IRAN IRAQ ISRAEL KURDS US
  • Location: ERBIL, IRAQ
  • City: ERBIL, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001111205032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Recent Reuters footage showed Iranian Kurdish militia in Erbil, northern Iraq.
    According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, Iranian Kurdish militias have consulted with the United States in recent days about whether, and how, to attack Iran's security forces in the western part of the country.
    Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Thursday (March 5) its reporters in three border provinces denied reports of armed Kurdish militants crossing into Iran from Iraq.
    The Iranian Kurdish coalition of groups based on the Iran-Iraq border in the semiautonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan has been training to mount such an attack in hopes of weakening the country's military, as the United States and Israel pound Iranian targets with bombs and missiles.
    The goal would be to create room for Iranians opposed to the Islamic regime to rise up now that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other top officials have been killed since the U.S.-Israeli attack began on Saturday, two of the sources said.
    A final decision has not yet been made on the operation and its possible timing, added the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to talk freely about sensitive military planning.
    (Production: Ako Rasheed, Maher Nazeh, Abir Al Ahmar)
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