Five missiles strike Koya district in seventh attack on town since war began

KOYA — Five missiles struck areas around Koya district Friday afternoon, causing property damage but no casualties, a security source told 964media.

The attack occurred at around 3:40 p.m., targeting residential areas near the town. “The attack caused no human casualties and only material damage, and civilian homes were targeted,” the source said. Friday’s strike marks the seventh attack on Koya and its surroundings since the regional conflict began Feb. 28, according to the source. Previous attacks have caused extensive property damage and left five civilians injured.

The latest strike follows a suicide drone attack Thursday evening on Zewya Spi camp in the same district, which wounded three members of one family. Koya mayor Tariq Haidari told 964media the drone “targeted the house of a resident whose family had returned to visit their home inside the camp,” adding that their injuries were minor. Zewya Spi camp houses Iranian Kurdish political refugees and had not previously been targeted before Thursday’s strike.

On March 6, Iran targeted a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan base at Azadi Camp in the same district with seven missiles and several drones, wounding one fighter. Azadi Camp has been repeatedly struck since the war began, including an earlier attack involving three drones and a missile that hit the camp and a weapons storage facility belonging to the party.