### [2026-07-17](/feed/2026/07/17/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Iranian drone strikes near Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, kill eight Kurdish rebels and injure several more. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iranian-strikes-kill-eight-kurdish-rebels-in-iraq-opposition-group-says/)

### Changes:

1. Iranian drone strikes near Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region kill eight Kurdish rebels and injure several more.  _2026-07-17 19:52:02 (First version)_
1. Iranian drone strikes near Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, kill eight Kurdish rebels and injure several more.  _(Current version)_

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