Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault

Armed Iranian Kurds weigh role in potential US-backed ground assault Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 13:19 Opposition groups neither confirm nor deny possible advance as Washington remains undecided A person carries a flag of Kurdistan as people demonstrate on International Mother Language Day in Qamishli, Syria, 21 February 2026 (Reuters/Orhan Qereman) Off Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have neither confirmed nor denied reports of a possible ground advance from Iraq into western Iran amid the ongoing US-Israeli war . Despite reports that Washington is considering backing an opposition-led assault, the White House has yet to take a final decision on its next move, sources have told Middle East Eye. A source within the Komala party, which has waged an insurgency against the Iranian state for decades, told MEE that it was the "right time now" to return to their hometowns after 47 years in exile.