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Eleven people were killed Saturday in an airstrike by Iranian forces against the headquarters of the opposition Democratic Party of Kurdistan and a refugee camp in the Iraqi city of Koya, according to a KDP statement.
The KDP statement added that Secretary General Mustafa Maoulodi and his predecessor, Khalid Azizi, were among the other 30 wounded.
The director of the city 's hospital, Kamran Abbas, confirmed the attack and the causalities, reported the French news agency.
Iran did not recognize the attack, which allegedly took place while the leftist group held a meeting. Iran considers the KDP as a terrorist group.
The attack took place after the KDP conducted attacks inside Iran from its bases in northern Iraq, marking the end of a 20-year ceasefire. between his fighters and Iran.
Several KDP leaders have been murdered by Tehran in the past. Iran has also carried out repeated attacks on KDP bases along the border with Iraq.
The KDP is the oldest Kurdish movement in Iran, where Kurds make up about 10% of the country's population of 80 million.
