The headquarters of three ethnic parties of Iranian Kurds have been hit in northern Iraq as Iran's Revolutionary Guard accuses the groups of smuggling weapons into Iran.
At least seven people have reportedly died in attacks. (AA)
Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) launched attacks on the Kurdish region of northern Iraq targeting armed rebel groups, Iranian state media have reported.
The headquarters of the Komala Party, the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (IKDP) and the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) were hit with missiles and drones, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency confirmed the attacks.
Smuggling of weapons?
The Revolutionary Guard said it carried out an artillery attack last week in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
In a statement, the IRGC said its ground forces targeted the positions of Komala Party, accusing it of smuggling weapons into Iran.
The attacks come amid nationwide protests in the wake of the death of a 22-year-old Iranian woman in police custody last week, who was arrested for not wearing the hijab 'properly'.
Mahsa Amini belonged to a section of Iran with a large Kurdish population where protests have grown louder over the past week.
Source: TRTWorld and agencies
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