Conflict archive

Iranian-Kurdish Conflict Weapons and Equipment

Long-running Iranian state conflict with armed Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, represented here through source-backed post-1995 weapon use and cross-border strike evidence.

The Iranian-Kurdish Conflict archive covers post-1995 weapon-use evidence from Iran's conflict with Iranian Kurdish armed and opposition groups, including PJAK-era fighting and later Iranian missile, artillery, and UAV strikes on opposition bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The catalog scope is narrow: systems are included only when sources directly connect them to Iranian or Iranian Kurdish opposition use in this conflict.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in Iranian-Kurdish conflict use.

Entries should distinguish Iranian domestic and cross-border action against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups from separate Turkey-PKK conflict evidence.

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Context

Status
Published archive
Location
Western Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition areas in northern Iraq
Countries
Iran, Iraq
Regions
Iranian Kurdistan, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Qandil and Erbil border areas
Domains
land, air, UAV, missile strikes, border clashes

This archive is most useful for directly sourced Iranian strike, UAV, missile, artillery, small-arms, and captured-equipment evidence. It should not absorb Turkey-PKK evidence unless a source directly ties the weapon to Iranian actors or Iranian Kurdish opposition groups.

Map

Western Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition areas in northern Iraq

Open map

Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Timeline

Key Events

  1. Modern PJAK-era fighting begins

    The archive start date marks the modern post-1995 phase centered on PJAK-era armed activity and Iranian state responses; month-level dating is used because open-source summaries often describe the start by year rather than a single day.

    Sources: Washington Institute Iranian Kurds Pressure Campaign

  2. Iran strikes opposition groups in Iraq

    USIP reported Iranian missile, artillery, and drone attacks on Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq during September 2022, with the United States condemning strikes near Erbil.

    Sources: Iran Primer Iran Attacks Kurdish Groups in Iraq

  3. Mohajer-6 strike near Sedekan

    The Iran Primer timeline identifies an IRGC Mohajer-6 drone strike near Sedekan, Iraq, during the continuing campaign against Iranian Kurdish opposition targets.

    Sources: Iran Primer Military and Security Timeline

  4. U.S. forces down Iranian Mohajer-6 near Erbil

    The Operation Inherent Resolve quarterly report states that U.S. forces shot down an Iranian Mohajer-6 UAV as it flew toward Erbil during Iran's September 2022 strikes on Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq.

    Sources: Operation Inherent Resolve Quarterly Report July-September 2022

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Mohajer-6, Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsMohajer-6Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAVSide: IranRole: Cross-border armed UAV strikeBuilt: Qods Aviation Industries / IranThe Mohajer-6 is an Iranian armed ISTAR UAV built by Qods Aviation Industries for surveillance, targeting, and light precision-strike missions. It has been documented in Russian service in Ukraine, Ethiopian government use during the Tigray War, Sudanese Armed Forces use in Sudan, and Iranian cross-border strikes against Kurdish opposition targets in Iraq.

Conflict Sources

The broader historical conflict has multiple Kurdish parties, intermittent fighting, and cross-border sanctuary dynamics. This catalog entry uses a narrow post-1995 evidence scope and treats September-October 2022 strike reporting as a direct weapon-use lane.