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A New Kurdish Insurgency in Iran?

Arab Digest Newsletter / / Iran, Israel, Kurdish Region of Iraq, Kurds, USA / Leave a Comment

Ref: AD-3020

Summary: in the early days of the Iran war there was much talk of a Kurdish attack in support of the joint military operations of the US and Israel. Though that did not happen recent reports of skirmishes make clear that the Kurds’ aspiration for autonomy remains a significant threat to the Iranian regime.

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