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Kurdish fighters prepare for action in Iran, await U.S. help

March 13, 2026, 6:04 p.m. ET
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party are seen north of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on March 11, 2026.
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party are seen north of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on March 11, 2026.
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Kurdish fighters examine the aftermath of a location where they destroyed an Iranian drone that failed to detonate, on March 11, 2026.
Kurdish fighters examine the aftermath of a location where they destroyed an Iranian drone that failed to detonate, on March 11, 2026.
Younes Mohammad For USA TODAY
A view of the outskirts of an Iranian Kurdish military facility north of Erbil that was struck by an Iranian drone, on March 11, 2026.
A view of the outskirts of an Iranian Kurdish military facility north of Erbil that was struck by an Iranian drone, on March 11, 2026.
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The shadow of a Kurdish fighter, a member of The Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Sazmani Khabat), falls on the shrapnel scarred wall of a damaged building, following an Iranian drone attack to their base near Erbil, in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region on March 9, 2026.
The shadow of a Kurdish fighter, a member of The Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle (Sazmani Khabat), falls on the shrapnel scarred wall of a damaged building, following an Iranian drone attack to their base near Erbil, in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region on March 9, 2026.
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A fighter standing in front of the house used by the families of Kurdistan Freedom Party members, which was damaged after an Iranian missile attack on March 9, 2026 in Erbil, Iraq. The Iran war could provide Kurdish groups an opportunity to increase their political influence and control inside the Kurdish provinces in western Iran.
A fighter standing in front of the house used by the families of Kurdistan Freedom Party members, which was damaged after an Iranian missile attack on March 9, 2026 in Erbil, Iraq. The Iran war could provide Kurdish groups an opportunity to increase their political influence and control inside the Kurdish provinces in western Iran.
Sedat Suna, Getty Images
A fighter from the Kurdistan Freedom Party at a training session at a base near Erbil, Iraq, on Feb. 12, 2026.
A fighter from the Kurdistan Freedom Party at a training session at a base near Erbil, Iraq, on Feb. 12, 2026.
Thaier Al-Sudani, REUTERS
Members of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, are seen near their military bases hidden among the mountains on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq.
Members of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, are seen near their military bases hidden among the mountains on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq.
Sedat Suna, Getty Images
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.
Thaier Al-Sudani, REUTERS
A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, adjusts his keffiyah on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq.
A member of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, adjusts his keffiyah on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq.
Sedat Suna, Getty Images
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) train at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.
Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) train at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.
Thaier Al-Sudani, REUTERS
Members of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, are seen at their military bases hidden among the mountains on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq. The group is part of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, an alliance of major Iranian Kurdish parties.
Members of Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, a Kurdish Iranian dissident group, are seen at their military bases hidden among the mountains on March 12, 2026 in Khalifa, Erbil Province, Iraq. The group is part of the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan, an alliance of major Iranian Kurdish parties.
Sedat Suna, Getty Images
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