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Exiled Kurds consider taking on Iran | DW News
May 1, 2026
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Thousands of Iranian Kurds live in exile in Iraqi Kurdistan, many of them eager to take up the fight against the Iranian regime, hoping to finally be able to return to their homeland. Their hopes have been spurred by the US and Israeli war on Iran. Kurds in the region have been seeking greater autonomy for their people for decades. While many Iraqi Kurds sympathize with the struggle of Iranian Kurds, there are fears that Iranian Kurdish action from here against the Tehran regime could lead to retaliation by Iran or its proxies in Iraq.
Most of the Iranian Kurds came to Iraq after Iran's Islamic revolution in 1979, some more, especially young women, left Iran and came after the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 and 2023. DW’s Senior International Correspondent Fanny Facsar and Afif Hanna Amireh report from Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. 00:00 Kurds and US-Israel war 01:15 Iranian Kurds a main target for Iran 03:30 Iranian female fighters in exile poised to fight regime 05:20 Iraqi Kurds drawn into the conflict 07:00 Iraqi Economy hit by Iran war 08:00 Future of Iraqi Kurdistan hangs in the balance #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
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