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Kurdish Activist Dies in IRGC Drone Strike; Uprising Looms

4/20/2026

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Ghazal Molan, a 19-year-old Peshmerga from Mahabad, died from injuries in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone strike and was buried in Sulaymaniyah.
Kurdish activist Rada Fatehi praised Ghazal's bravery amid the IRGC strikes on Kurdish opposition, which have reached nearly 650 since the war began.
The Kurdistan Regional Government condemned the attacks.
Analysts warn the crackdown could spark a broader uprising among Iran's ethnic groups.

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Ghazal Molan, a 19-year-old Peshmerga from Mahabad, died from injuries in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone strike and was buried in Sulaymaniyah.
Kurdish activist Rada Fatehi praised Ghazal's bravery amid the IRGC strikes on Kurdish opposition, which have reached nearly 650 since the war began.
The Kurdistan Regional Government condemned the attacks.
Analysts warn the crackdown could spark a broader uprising among Iran's ethnic groups.