| 2018 Iraqi Kurdistan missile strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Western Iran clashes (2016–present) | |
| Type | Missile strike |
| Location | 36°03′52″N 44°36′13″E / 36.0644°N 44.6036°E |
| Target | Headquarters of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan and Kurdistan Democratic Party |
| Date | 8 September 2018 |
| Executed by | Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Casualties | 18 killed 50 injured |
  Koy Sanjaq Location of the KDPI/KDP base | |
On 8 September 2018,[1] Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched seven[1] Fateh-110 missiles at the headquarters of two Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the town of Koya, in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish[2] region 300 km north of Iraq's capital, Baghdad.[2] Initial reports from Iranian news agencies listed 11 killed people.[3] Later reports indicated 18 people were killed.[4]
- ^ a b "Iranian Guards claims missile attack on Iraq-based Kurd dissidents". Reuters. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ a b Staff Writer. "'11 dead' after rockets hit Iranian Kurdish offices in Iraq". aljazeera. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ Vahdat, Amir. "Iran Guard claims missile attack on separatist Kurds in Iraq". The Washington Post. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ van Wilgenburg, Wladimer (10 September 2018). "Iranian missiles hit Kurdish opposition in 'message to Trump'". www.kurdistan24.net. Retrieved 2020-08-26.