Iran continues its attacks on Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in northern Iraq. This includes new attacks on the Komala Party of Kurdistan, which is also known as the Kurdistan Toilers Party.
In addition, the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) said that its Chamshar headquarters of the Kurdistan National Army was attacked with a ballistic missile on May 31. The attacks illustrate how Iran is seeking to keep up the pressure on Kurdish opposition groups. Many of these groups have forces and bases in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.
The report at Kurdish media outlet Rudaw noted that “ base belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition party Komala was targeted by Iranian missiles in Erbil province late Sunday, a senior party official said.”
Komala said that "as Iran’s Islamic Republic continues its attacks against Komala, tonight at 22:40, two missiles struck the headquarters of the Kurdistan Toilers Party (Komala) in Alana Valley.”
The post was made by Amjad Hussein Panahi on Facebook. The site of the attack is located in the Khalidan district of Erbil province, Rudaw noted.
"Since the start of its war with the United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic of Iran has targeted Komala’s bases and headquarters with more than 81 missiles and drones," Panahi noted.
Iranian attacks on Kurds have increased
Meanwhile, PAK spokesperson Khalil Kani Sanani put out a statement about the recent attack and said that “PAK has been attacked between 50 and 60 times since the beginning of the [Iran] war.”
According to Rudaw, by May 21, the Kurdistan Region had suffered 857 drone and missile attacks since February 28, when the US and Israel began attacks on Iran. These attacks have been carried out by Iran and also by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. Although there is a ceasefire between Iran and the US, Iran has continued the attacks on the Kurdistan Region.
Kurdish Iranian opposition groups based in northern Iraq have sought closer coordination in recent months through a coalition bringing together six parties that have long opposed Tehran.
The coalition emerged in February and March 2026 as pressure mounted on Kurdish Iranian groups in the wake of regional tensions linked to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
The coalition includes branches of Komala, the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), PJAK, and Khabat, Kurdish Iranian opposition movements.
These groups have maintained compounds, political offices, and camps in northern Iraq for decades. Many of these groups were forced to flee to Iraq following repression after Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran has targeted these groups in the past, but has increased attacks recently. It is not clear why Iran seems to be singling out PAK and Komala in recent weeks. Iran has not carried out as many attacks on PJAK, despite the fact that PJAK claims it is the most active group in western Iran in Kurdish areas.
Iran and the US have been in talks toward a deal, but it is not clear if they will sign the deal. The US has hinted over the last few weeks that talks were close, but Tehran continues to insist on what it calls its “rights” in the deal.
Killed, in a standoff that lasted several hours
Meanwhile, in Western Iran, a funeral was held for two Kurdish Yarsani brothers killed during a raid in the Kermanshah province on May 28. Iran has continued to kill and oppress Kurdish regions over the last few months.
According to The Margi media outlet, “the brothers, Mojtaba and Meysam Veisi, were killed in Xolekewsh, also known as Ghaleh-Kouhesh, a village in Dalahu, about 99 kilometers west of Kermanshah. Local sources told The Amargi that IRGC forces from the Nabi Akram base surrounded a house at about 4 p.m. and that the standoff lasted several hours.”
A source said, “Without prior warning, security forces opened fire on the residence and killed Mojtaba and Meysam Veisi.”
Hengaw, a Kurdish human rights group, noted that “Meysam Veisi and his brother Mojtaba Veisi, two prominent Kurdish activists, followers of the Yarsan faith, and founders of the Kurdish library in the Dareh Deraz neighborhood of Kermanshah (Kermashan), were killed after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces surrounded their safe house in a village in Dalahu County and opened direct fire on the residence. Another civilian who owned the house remains missing, and his fate is still unknown.”
The report went on to note that “Meysam and Mojtaba Veisi were widely known cultural and community figures in Kermanshah and followers of the Yarsan faith.
They were among the founders of the Kurdish library in Dareh Deraz (Mahdieh Township) and played a central role in organizing Kurdish Newroz celebrations in the area. In addition to his civil and cultural activities, Mojtaba Veisi was also a prominent wrestler who had won several provincial titles in Kermanshah.”
The Yarsan faith that the men belonged to is a unique religion in parts of Iraq and Iran. Members are also known as Kaka’I in Iraq.
Video of a large funeral for the brothers has circulated online. It shows a large number of black-clad women chanting. Other images showed large numbers of people gathered to memorialize the slain brothers.