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Kurds in northern Iraq express concern over possible U.S.-Iran deal
Residents of Iraq's Kurdistan Region say a potential agreement between the United States and Iran may leave their area exposed to continued attacks. The reported talks have raised questions about whether any resulting pressure on Baghdad would extend to Iranian-backed groups operating inside Iraq.
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Kurds in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq are concerned that a possible deal between the United States and Iran may not cover Iraq and will not stop Iran's attacks on Kurdish groups. The new talk of a possible deal that might involve Iran and the United States could lead to pressuring Iraq's central government to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
A fighter from the Iranian Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) takes part in a training exercise at a base near Erbil, Iraq, in February.
Kurds continue to be under fire even amid ceasefire, fear new deal may not stop Iranian attacks.
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