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Several drones targeted Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Nechirvan Barzani’s residence in Duhok on Saturday afternoon, in an attack that caused no casualties, according to official statements.
The attack came as the KRG was hit by more than half a dozen drone attacks on the same day, underscoring ongoing security concerns.
The Region has repeatedly been targeted during the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran, with attacks by Iran and its proxies not limited to U.S. interests. Earlier in the week, at least six Peshmerga were killed and around 30 others injured in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on bases in Erbil province’s Soran administration.
According to Rudaw tracking, Iraqi armed groups aligned with the Tehran-led “Axis of Resistance” have carried out more than 460 strikes on alleged American targets in the Region since the onset of the conflict on February 28.
KRG leaders have repeatedly stated that the Region is not a party to the ongoing conflict and does not intend to be involved, adding that it will not allow its territory to be used as a launchpad for attacks against neighboring countries, including Iran.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Saturday condemned the attack during a phone call with Barzani, describing it as a “brutal attack,” according to a statement from his office.
The statement said the two leaders also discussed “the latest developments in Iraq and the region, national security issues, and ways to ensure security and stability.”
Sudani ordered the formation of a “joint security and technical team from the relevant security agencies in the federal government and the regional government to investigate the incident, identify the perpetrators, and take all necessary legal measures against them.”
He also affirmed Baghdad’s commitment to “preventing any outlaw, regional, or international entity from dragging Iraq into the ongoing conflict in the region,” while stressing efforts to safeguard the country’s sovereignty.
KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani also “strongly condemned” the attack, calling it “a dangerous escalation,” and warned that outlawed and illegal groups have become “a source of threat” to the security of Iraq and the KRG.
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