The Iranian army has advanced nearly 20 kilometres into Iraqi Kurdistan region on Monday evening and controlled the strategic Surin mountain, north of Sulaymaniyah province, Kurdish Peshmerga sources said Tuesday. A Peshmerga official told The New Arab news site that Iranian military units have penetrated into Iraqi villages and towns in the Kurdistan region under the pretext of chasing Iranian Kurdish armed opposition stationed in the Iraqi border areas with Iran. The official said the Iranian forces had controlled the strategic mountain of Surin, which is more than 2,000 meters high and oversees the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Halabja.  Official: Iran ready to support Syria, Houthis militarily if asked Kurdish political activist, Soran Balani told the news site that the … Continue reading Iran army penetrates Iraqi territory, controls strategic mountain