{"id":57332,"date":"2026-03-08T00:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/drone-strikes-un-building-in-iraq-security-sources-say\/08\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T00:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:14:35","slug":"drone-strikes-un-building-in-iraq-security-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/drone-strikes-un-building-in-iraq-security-sources-say\/08\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone strikes UN building in Iraq, security sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Iraq has recently become a target of interest for Iran since Kurdish opposition groups began a ground offensive against Iran near the Iraqi border on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A drone struck on Saturday a UN building in Sulaymaniyah in northeastern Iraq, the second-largest city in Iraqi Kurdistan, security sources told Reuters.<\/em><\/p>\n

Iraq has recently become a target of interest for Iran since Kurdish opposition groups began a ground offensive against Iran near the Iraqi border<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The groups maintain thousands of fighters, and are considered one of the most prominent armed opposition groups confronting the regime in Tehran.<\/p>\n

Early on Sunday, Iran launched an attack on an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Sulaymaniyah that left one dead and two wounded, according to security sources.<\/p>\n

Iran targets US, Israeli sites in Gulf states<\/h3>\n

Iran has launched numerous drone strikes on targets in Mideast countries since the war broke out last Saturday, including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

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