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Armed Kurdish separatist groups tried to cross into Iran from Iraq<\/a> in recent days, stoking fears that the country\u2019s spiraling unrest has attracted dangerous foreign militants who could destabilize the wider region, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Iranian officials said the attempted breach came amid a sweeping crackdown on nationwide protests against the country\u2019s regime, with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) leading the response, Reuters reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tasnim News Agency also reported armed militia groups operating in Iraq crossed the border in western and northwestern Iran, according to Middle East Monitor.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Reuters had reported that three sources, including a senior Iranian official, said Turkey\u2019s intelligence agency<\/a>, known as MIT, warned the IRGC that Kurdish fighters were trying to cross the Iran-Iraq border.<\/p>\n

The Iranian official said clashes also broke out after the attempt to cross and accused the fighters of trying to exploit the unrest and create further instability.<\/p>\n

According to the Council on Foreign Relations,<\/a> around 30 million Kurds live in the Middle East and mainly in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.<\/p>\n

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Turkey has designated Kurdish militant groups in northern Iraq as terrorist organizations and has carried out cross-border military operations against them. The Turkish military has also targeted PKK bases in Iraq.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK)<\/a> said it would disarm and end its decades-long battle against Turkey.<\/p>\n

Reuters said MIT and President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan’s office did not comment on the Iran crossing, though warned that any interference in Iran would inflame regional crises.<\/p>\n

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Iranian authorities alleged the fighters were dispatched from Iraq and Turkey and said the Iranian regime has asked both governments to stop any transfer of fighters or weapons into Iran.<\/p>\n

The number of deaths during the crackdown on protesters<\/a> rose to at least 2,571 on Wednesday, as reported by the Human Rights Activists News Agency.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump<\/a> said Wednesday he had been told the killings were stopping and<\/a> that he believes there is currently no plan for large-scale executions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asked who told him, Trump said they were “very important sources on the other side.”<\/p>\n

Iran closed its airspace to most flights Wednesday, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24<\/a> with the closure lasting a little more than two hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/kurdish-fighters-try-exploit-iran-chaos-regional-threat-grows-amid-nationwide-protests <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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