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Kurdistan Live Map
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This map shows reported events in Kurdistan: drone and rocket attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkish and Iranian strikes, the situation in north-east Syria and protests. Every event has a time, a place and a source; the map checks for new ones about every 5 minutes.
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Kurds — 30 to 40 million people by various estimates — live mainly where Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria meet. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has autonomy recognised in Iraq's 2005 constitution, its own government in Erbil and the Peshmerga forces. In north-east Syria the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) signed an agreement with Damascus in March 2025 to merge into state institutions.
The PKK's armed conflict with Turkey has run since 1984; in May 2025 the PKK announced it would disband and lay down arms, but Turkish operations in the mountains of northern Iraq and tensions around the process continue. Iran has struck camps of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, and the region's oil and gas fields and the Erbil area have been targeted by drone attacks.
The map collects reported drone and rocket attacks, airstrikes, clashes, protests and statements from Iraqi Kurdistan, north-east Syria and the Turkish and Iranian border areas — usually a few to a dozen or so reports a week. Every event has a time, a place and a source; the map does not settle political disputes, it shows what was reported and where.
Last 24 hours and 7 days — Kurdistan
// number of reports, not verified lossesLast 24 hours
1 reported events
- casualties and rescue1
Most reports:
- Al-Hasakah Province, Syria1
Last 7 days
3 reported events
- casualties and rescue2
- police and arrests1
Most reports:
- Al-Hasakah Province, Syria1
- Kirkuk Province, Iraq1
- Aleppo Province, Syria1
We count the events shown on the map: by kind (the event's icon) and by administrative region worked out from the coordinates. These are numbers of reports, not verified losses or a full picture of the fighting. Monthly statistics →
Latest reported events — Kurdistan
// 3 in the last 7 days- Hasakah: One individual who came from the Ghuwayran and Nashwa neighbourhoods threatened Kurdish student protesters outside the Hasakah's governorate building today by making a throat-slitting gesture. Ronahi reporter injured in Hasakah during Kurdish protest for language rights allegedly by people from Ghuiran neighbourhood· Al Hasakah · Al-Hasakah Province, Syria
- Clashes erupt between protesters and security forces in the Jadid al-Hoz district of Kirkuk.· Kirkuk Province, Iraq
- Civil Defense: Seven civilians were injured yesterday when a landmine exploded under a civilian vehicle in the village of Shash Hamdan in the Manbij countryside, east of Aleppo.· Aleppo Province, Syria
- Approximately 642 displaced families from camps in the countryside of Hasakah, northeastern Syria, are preparing to return to their home areas in SereKaniye (Ras al-Ain).· Sari Kani · Al-Hasakah Province, Syria
- Large fire erupts at oil refinery in Al-Hasakah governorate, Syria.· Al-Hasakah Province, Syria
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces launched drone and artillery attacks near the Gavileh village in Marivan, northwestern Iran, according to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.· Gavileh · Kurdistan Province, Iran
- Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition bases in Erbil, northern Iraq· Erbil Province, Iraq
- Russia has ruled out extraditing former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court in August for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko said Moscow's decision to grant Assad asylum is final.· Moskva · Moscow, Russia
- Turkish officer killed in Kurdistan region of Iraq in shooting incident.· Duhok Province, Iraq
- Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we are entering a new agreement. We need to struggle for the constitution. Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we did not compromise on language. We insisted on language aspect to be included in the agreement. We agreed on this to be solved· Damascus Province, Syria
- Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: it's nine months that the implementation of the agreement started. A great part of the integration is passed already Syrian Presidential Advisor : if you want to build a new Syria, you have to integrate these institutions (military, administrative) x.com/vvanwilgenburg· Damascus Province, Syria
- Around 380 displaced families return to their home areas in SereKaniye (Ras al-Ain) countryside, northeastern Syria, as part of the fifth phase of a return program· Sari Kani · Al-Hasakah Province, Syria
Sides of the conflict
// BelligerentsIraq
Turkey
Iran
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// More coverageWhat you'll find on the map
// FeaturesEvery event pinned to the Kurdistan map includes a title (in the original language plus automatic translations into 20 languages), a UTC timestamp, a category (strike, shelling, troop movement, diplomatic escalation), and a link to the original news source. Data can be filtered by date, category, or bounding box. Events older than 30 days are accessible only through the keyed REST API.
The map supports fullscreen mode, dark and light themes, infinite-scroll event lists, and — for Ukraine — an additional territorial-control layer based on publicly available cartographic data (updated daily). Every title can be reported as fake news; moderators review submissions daily.
New to the terminology? The OSINT, ADS-B and AIS glossary explains the terms used in event titles (front line, geolocation, Shahed drones, HIMARS, SAF/RSF, Houthis), and the battleMap FAQ covers data sources, update frequency and the API.
Terms used on this map
// GlossaryOSINT · Geolocation — full OSINT, ADS-B and AIS glossary.
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FAQ — Kurdistan
// Questions and answersWhat area does the Kurdistan map cover?
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok), the Kurdish areas of north-east Syria, and the Turkish and Iranian border areas where airstrikes and drone attacks take place.
Has the PKK conflict with Turkey ended?
In May 2025 the PKK announced it would disband and lay down arms. The process has several stages, and Turkish operations in northern Iraq and tensions around it continue — the map shows reports as they come, without taking sides.
How often do new events appear?
The map refreshes about every 5 minutes; this region usually produces a few to a dozen or so reports a week.