Focus - Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan in despair: 'We weren't at war with anyone'
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Just 24 hours before the ceasefire, a civilian was killed in a drone attack blamed on Iran by Kurdish authorities.”
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While Wikipedia entries confirm a '2026 Iranian strikes on the Kurdistan Region' and a broader '2026 Iran war' involving drone and missile strikes, none of the provided evidence specifically mentions a civilian being killed 24 hours before a ceasefire. The web search results for this claim are irrelevant (referring to aircraft rescue training and music education).
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— On 28 February 2026, following the 2026 Iran war, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraqi Iran-aligned Shi'ite militias, primarily operating under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Ku…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Ku…
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— The 2026 Iran war has involved Iraq, where Iranian forces and allied militias based in the country have conducted missile and drone strikes against facilities primarily of the United States, mostly in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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— Iraqi Kurdistan or South Kurdistan (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Ku…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Kurdistan
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“In total, around 700 drone and missile attacks have targeted US positions and certain Kurdish interests.”
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The claim that 'around 700 drone and missile attacks have targeted US positions and certain Kurdish interests' is explicitly stated in one web search result from 'World Briefly'. While Wikipedia confirms that such attacks occurred during the 2026 Iran war, it does not provide the specific number (700). No other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific figure.
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— The Gulf War was an armed conflict between Iraq and a 42-country coalition led by the United States. The coalition's efforts were in two phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War
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— The Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes between the Kurds and the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi–Kurdish_conflict
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— Kurdistan (Kurdish: کوردستان, lit. 'land of the Kurds'; [ˌkʊɾdɪˈstɑːn] ), or Greater Kurdistan, is a roughly defined geo-cultural region and stateless nation in West Asia wherein the Kurds form a prom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdistan
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