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News | March 18, 2026

Iranian Kurds Can Fight, but How Effectively?

By Dr. Denise Natali Foreign Policy

As Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion dismantle the Iranian regime’s nuclear and military infrastructure, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have expressed their willingness to join the fight—even though U.S. objectives are not premised on supporting or arming a local force. Iranian Kurdish groups created a new front—the Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan—to stretch Iranian security forces and control key border areas and strategic corridors. The Iranian Kurdish front also aims to help overthrow the Islamic Republic and realize Kurdish self-determination in a democratic Iran. 

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