More than 110 people killed in Iran's Kurdistan: Official

"At least 112 people have been killed so far in United States-Israel attacks on Iran's Kurdistan province, according to a local official quoted by state media, a dark twist as Washington encourages Iranian Kurdish forces across the border in Iraq to launch a ground operation into Iran. The head of the Kurdistan Provincial Emergency Department on Friday said at least 969 people were injured in the attacks."

"Kurds are an Indigenous ethnic minority of the Mesopotamian region, spread mainly across southeastern Turkiye, northeastern Syria, the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, northwestern Iran and southwestern Armenia, sharing a distinct language and culture but lacking a state of their own. They are also estimated to make up nearly 10 percent of Iran's population, though no official figure exists."

"Iranian Kurdish opposition movements, many of which maintain close relations with Iraqi Kurdish factions, have long resisted Tehran while operating from bases in northern Iraq and areas along the Iran-Iraq frontier. Collectively, these groups are estimated to field several thousand fighters."

US-Israel attacks on Iran's Kurdistan province resulted in at least 112 deaths and 969 injuries according to local officials. Twenty-seven people remain hospitalized in standard wards while five are in intensive care. Kurds are an Indigenous ethnic minority comprising nearly 10 percent of Iran's population, spread across southeastern Turkey, northeastern Syria, northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, and southwestern Armenia. The attacks occur amid reports that the Trump administration may be coordinating with Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups for potential military operations. Iranian Kurdish opposition movements, maintaining close ties with Iraqi Kurdish factions, operate from bases in northern Iraq. These groups collectively field several thousand fighters and have long resisted Tehran's authority.

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