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More than 100 dead in Iran crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests, rights group says

At least 108 people have been killed in Iran's crackdown on more than three weeks of nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, said Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights.

France 24

IRGC Prepares for Ground Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan

Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is preparing to carry out ground operations in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to target the bases of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, with the escalation of the protests that erupted last month following the death of Mahsa Amini. Human rights…

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Iranian security forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan

Reports of indiscriminate violence come as UK ambassador summoned by Tehran over sanctions

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Iran’s Crackdown on Protests Intensifies in Kurdish Region

Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country's west as protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police rage on, activists said. Riot police fired into at least one neighborhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as Amnesty International…

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Iraq Seeks Int’l Action to Address Iran’s Attacks on Kurdistan

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announced that his country would turn to the international community to address Iran’s ongoing attacks against the Kurdistan Region. Addressing parliament on Saturday, he said Iraq will bring up the issue during the meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Baghdad will call on the union to…

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Senior Officer Killed in Erbil Car Bomb

One person was killed and four others, two women and two children, were injured when a bomb exploded Friday in the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, counter-terrorism forces said. An explosive device attached to the bottom of the car detonated, killing the driver and injuring two women and two…

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One killed, four injured in Erbil after vehicle explodes - INA

One person was killed and four were injured when a vehicle exploded in Iraq's northern city of Erbil, the state news agency INA reported on Friday citing a statement by Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service.

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US to Impose Costs on Iran for Crackdown on Protests, Biden Says

The United States this week will impose further costs on Iranian officials responsible for violence against demonstrators who protested against Iran's government after the death of Mahsa Amini, President Joe Biden said on Monday. Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "unsuitable attire"…

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Canada Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran Citing Death of Mahsa Amini

Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Monday for alleged human rights violations, including the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan who died while in custody of Iran's "morality police," the Canadian government said. "These sanctions are in response to gross human rights violations that have been…

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Canada imposes fresh sanctions on Iran citing death of Mahsa Amini

Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Monday for alleged human rights violations, including the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan who passed away after being taken into custody by Iran's "morality police," the Canadian government said.

Reuters

Iran Launches New Strikes on Kurdish Sites

Iran renewed bombing of sites in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, said an official from Komala Iranian-Kurdish opposition. Atta Nasser said that the Iranian forces launched artillery fire and drone strikes on bases used by exiled Iranian group Komala in the Mount Halgurd area, near the Iranian border. The…

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Protesters Rally across Iran in Third Week of Unrest over Amini’s Death

Protesters rallied across Iran on Saturday and strikes were reported throughout the country's Kurdish region, as demonstrations against the death of a woman in police custody entered their third week. The protests, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan, have spiraled into the biggest show…

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US Confirms Death of American Citizen in Iran’s Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan

The United States Department of State has confirmed that an American citizen was killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks on Wednesday that struck areas in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. “We can confirm that a US citizen was killed as a result of a rocket attack in the…

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Ignoring Iraqi Protest, Iran Continues Bombing Kurdistan Region Villages

Iranian artillery on Thursday resumed attacking civilian sites north of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The renewed Iranian shelling hit the Sidekan sub-district of the Soran region. “The attack targeted the Saqar and Barzini regions in Sidekan,” said Ihsan Shalabi, Sidekan’s mayor. “It did not result…

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U.S. confirms American citizen killed in rocket attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

U.S. State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel on Thursday confirmed that a U.S. citizen was killed in the Iranian rocket attack that targeted dissident sites in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. condemns Iranian attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan region

The United States on Wednesday condemned Iran's use of ballistic missiles and drone attacks against the Iraqi Kurdistan region and called it "an unjustified violation of Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity."

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kurdish Officials: Death Toll Climbs in Iranian Drone Attack

An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said. The strikes took place as demonstrations continued to engulf the country after the death of Mahsa…

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Kurdish Protesters Rally in Erbil over Amini's Death in Iran

Dozens of Iraqi and Iranian Kurds rallied in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Saturday over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in the custody of Iranian police. Protestors carrying placards with Amini's photograph gathered outside the United Nations compound in Erbil chanting "Death to the…

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The Guardian - UK

Iran blocks capital’s internet access as Amini protests grow

Social media platforms have also been cut off in areas of Tehran and Kurdistan as videos of dissent go viral

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alarm Grows over Deadly Iran Crackdown on Protests

International alarm mounted on Tuesday over a deadly crackdown in Iran against protests that erupted over the death of young Iranian woman Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Tehran's notorious morality police. Amini, 22, died on Friday three days after she was urgently hospitalized following her arrest by police responsible…

Tribune News Service

Protests erupt in Iran over woman’s death; 3 killed

Violence erupted in Iran’s capital and three were killed in the northwest province of Kurdistan, as security forces cracked down on the biggest public backlash against the country’s dress code for women since the 1979 revolution that ushered in the laws.

France 24

Several killed in Iran during protests over woman’s death in police custody

Iranian authorities confirmed on Tuesday that four people were killed during popular unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody, but sought to deflect blame from security forces by saying the protester killings were "suspicious".

Reuters

Iran official confirms deaths of 3 Iranians in Kurdistan, says causes 'suspicious'

An Iranian official on Tuesday confirmed the deaths of three people during days of protests in the Kurdistan region of Iran, semi-official Fars news agency reported, calling the deaths "suspicious" but without elaborating.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 22 Arrested as Tehran Governor Accuses Protesters of Attacks

The governor of Tehran has accused protesters of attacking police and destroying public property during demonstrations ignited by the death of a young woman while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in…

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Iraq Threatens New Legal Action against Kurdistan Crude Buyers

Iraq's state-owned oil marketer SOMO has threatened fresh legal action against buyers of crude oil originating from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a letter dated Aug. 23 seen by Reuters. The letter is the latest in a series of moves by Iraq's oil ministry to try to control oil…

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