Iran regional confrontation

Two explosive drones hit an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Erbil's Khabat district; Iranian media attribute it to the IRGC

ATTACK
Location
Khabat district, Erbil province, Iraq (Kawergosk / Rizgari area; exact camp not geolocated — Kawergosk OSM, ±10 km)
Actors
Iran
Importance
Standard

The Kurdistan Region's Counter-Terrorism Directorate said two explosive drones struck the camp of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Erbil province's Khabat district at about 10:19 p.m. local time on 8 October 2026, causing a fire and damage but no casualties. The New Region identified the target as a base of the Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Khabat) in the Rizgari/Topzawa area; Kurdistan Chronicle said the site was a refugee camp in Kawergosk. Iranian outlet Webangah, citing security sources, attributed the strike to IRGC ground forces, and Militarnyi said the drones were likely Shahed-136. The Directorate did not name the attacker.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Erbil province, Two Drones Hit Iranian Kurdish Party Camp: CTD, Iranian Drones Strike Seats of Separatist Groups in Erbil, Militarnyi: Iran struck Erbil with kamikaze drones, likely Shahed-136

Strike and time confirmed by the Kurdistan Region Counter-Terrorism Directorate via The New Region and Kurdistan Chronicle. IRGC attribution comes from an Iranian outlet and OSINT (Militarnyi), not from an official IRGC or Kurdish statement.