
A senior Kurdish leader, Kaabi, warned that recent Iranian strikes on Iraqi Kurdish areas raise the prospect of an Iranian ground push that could hinge on establishment of a U.S.-enforced no-fly zone. He said whether Iranian Kurdish fighters based in Iraq would withdraw back across the border depends on changing conditions on the ground. The comments tie local Kurdish security concerns to broader U.S. military options and follow days of Iranian fire into Kurdish-held parts of Iraq.
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