Iran strikes Iraqi Kurdistan again, warns of possible ground operation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : In the early morning hours of Nov. 21, reports trickled in of rockets and drones that had targeted several areas of the autonomous region bordering Iran to its east.
47% :"More than 70" strikes were carried out by Iran on Iraqi territory in the Kurdistan Region using "ballistic missiles" and armed drones, it continued.
42% : The tempo of attacks -- and threats of more substantial military action -- by Iran against the Kurdistan Region have increased since September, but many others were conducted in the previous months as well with different justification provided.
37% : "It continued, "These indiscriminate attacks are occurring at a time when the terrorist regime of Iran is unable to stop the ongoing demonstrations in Kurdistan."
34% :Several other attacks have targeted the Kurdistan Region since mass protests broke out in Iran following the Sept. 16 death in custody of a young Kurdish woman who had been reportedly subjected to severe beatings.
34% : "It continued, "We call on the Republic of Iran to stop this violent campaign against the Kurdistan Region.
33% :The IRGC have accused Iraq-based Kurdish armed opposition groups of "attacking and infiltrating Iran ... to sow insecurity and riots and spread unrest."

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