Iraqi Kurds deny crossing border with Iran, - Guardian
Kurdish officials in Iraq have denied reports that their forces have launched an invasion of Iran.
This was reported by The Guardian, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
Aziz Ahmad, deputy chief of staff to the prime minister of Kurdistan in Iraq, said:
"Not a single Iraqi Kurd has crossed the border. This is patently false."
The Axios journalist who previously reported on the start of the offensive deleted the post and published an update:
"There are conflicting reports about what is happening in northwestern Iran near the border with Iraq. It is unclear whether a ground offensive by Iranian-Kurdish militias has already begun or could begin in the coming hours. A senior official from one of the Iranian-Kurdish factions denied to me that a ground offensive had begun."
What preceded it?
Earlier, CNN reported that the CIA was arming Kurdish forces to revolt against Iran.
Subsequently, the media reported that Iraqi Kurds had launched a ground offensive against Iran.
