Reuters/Al-Monitor exclusive: Israel has been bombing western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias planning to seize border towns (Oshnavieh, Piranshahr). Thousands of fighters gathering on Iraqi side. 5 alliance of Kurdish groups (PJAK, PDKI, PAK + 2 others) formed. Trump calls Kurdish offensive "wonderful." Iran retaliating with drone strikes on Kurdish camps near Erbil. Source: Al-Monitor / Reuters.