Kurdish Policy Analysis

SMOKE RISES from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026.  (photo credit:   REUTERS/KHALID AL-MOUSILY )   Iran‑Backed Militias Escalate Strikes on Iraq’s Kurdistan, Raising Regional Tensions ERBIL, Iraq Kurdish Policy Analysis  — Iran‑aligned militia forces have launched over 450 attacks on the autonomous Kurdistan Region since the outbreak of the Iran war, using drones and rockets in a sustained campaign that has killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, local media and officials said on Thursday. The strikes, occurring almost daily, have hit military and civilian infrastructure, including hotels, urban neighborhoods, and diplomatic sites, as well as U.S. facilities and forces stationed in northern Iraq’s Erbil. Local Kurdish and Iraqi sources report residential areas have also been struck, highlighting the expanding geographic and tactical scope of the campaign. Tehran’s use of Iraqi militia proxies, some formally int...

  From "Stateless Nation" to "Strategic Lever": Why the World is Suddenly Watching Rojhelat, Iranian Kurdistan?                 This is an AI generated image of international media coverage of Kurds     By  Pshtiwan Faraj   Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, March 23  A wave of international reporting on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups is not merely a reflection of renewed interest in a long-running ethnic issue. It signals a deeper shift: Kurdish factions are being recast as a potential strategic lever in a widening confrontation with Tehran. From Washington to New Delhi, major outlets have in recent days converged on a similar storyline – that Kurdish fighters based in Iraq could play a role in opening a new front inside Iran. A report by Politico portrayed Kurdish guerrillas as positioning themselves for a march toward Tehran, while Newsweek cited a Kurdish leader saying his forces would be ready to join the...