The Iran-opposition party confirms no human casualties among Peshmerga forces after the targeted headquarters in the Harir-Balisan area of the Kurdistan Region was evacuated in advance.
The Iran-opposition Kurdistan Freedom Party announced on Wednesday that one of its headquarters in the Balisan Valley area of the Kurdistan Region was subjected to an Iranian missile attack, confirming that four ballistic missiles were launched toward the headquarters without recording any human casualties.
The party stated in a release that the attack began at 9:22 AM, targeting one of the headquarters of the “National Army of Kurdistan” in the Harir-Balisan area, noting that four ballistic missiles were launched up to the time the statement was issued.
The statement clarified that evacuating the headquarters prior to the attack prevented human casualties among the party’s Peshmerga forces.
🔴 At 9:22 this morning, a missile attack by Iran began on a Kurdistan National Army (SMK) headquarters in the Harir-Balisan geneAt 9:22 this morning, a missile attack by Iran began on a Kurdistan National Guard (SMK) headquarters in the Harir-Balisan general area. https://t.co/7BCVbVf5VP
The attack comes within the context of escalating Iranian targeting of positions belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties stationed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Headquarters belonging to the Kurdistan Freedom Party have been subjected to missile and drone attacks during 2026 amid a widening regional confrontation.
The Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) is considered one of the Iranian Kurdish opposition parties based in the Kurdistan Region, while Iranian Kurdish opposition forces call for achieving the Kurdish people’s right to self-determination.
