Kurdish opposition groups

Three drones struck a camp housing Iranian Kurdish opposition members in northern Iraq, according to reports from the region. The attack targets groups Iran considers hostile, and follows a pattern of cross-border strikes on Kurdish opposition bases in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Casualty figures and the identity of those behind the strike were not immediately confirmed.

Legal commentators are examining Iran's strikes on Kurdish opposition parties based in Iraq, arguing the strikes highlight the unenforceability of the customary international law principle of distinction and the wider structural inequality in international humanitarian law. The discussion suggests weaker states and non-state groups face accountability standards that powerful states can evade, prompting debate over whether IHL rules apply equally in practice.