Kurdish official says thousands of fighters launched ground offensive into Iran
Mar 4th 2026
A CPFIK official told i24NEWS that PJAK and allied Kurdish groups began ground movements into Iran on March 2 and that Iranian forces withdrew from Mariwan on March 3; outside media report US interest in arming Kurdish groups but the claims remain unverified.
- A Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan official told i24NEWS PJAK fighters began taking combat positions inside Iran on March 2.
- The official said Iranian forces evacuated the border city of Mariwan on March 3 and set up defensive positions nearby.
- PJAK is reported to have deployed thousands of fighters in the Zagros Mountains and operates two armed wings, the YRK and the HPJ.
- Other groups named by the official include the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran, Komala factions, and the Freedom Party of Kurdistan, which he said have a few hundred fighters combined.
- US media report the CIA has explored arming Kurdish forces and that President Trump spoke with Kurdish leaders, according to CNN, Axios and the Wall Street Journal.
- Neither the CPFIK claims nor any plans by the US or Israel to arm Kurdish groups have been independently verified or publicly confirmed by those governments.