Two drones struck the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government's prime minister and the residence of the head of its protection agency on Monday, the KRG said in a security statement, adding that the attacks originated from Iranian territory and that no human casualties had been reported.
Drones strike KRG prime minister's office and protection agency chief's residence
Two drones struck the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government's prime minister and the residence of the head of its protection agency on Monday, the KRG said in a security statement, adding that the attacks originated from Iranian territory and that no human casualties had been reported.
KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemned the attacks in a post on X/Twitter, calling them 'reckless and unacceptable' and describing them as 'a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region.'
Barzani added that the attacks would not prevent the government from carrying out its duties and protecting its citizens.
On Sunday, Axios reported that the Trump administration had used Barzani as a secret backchannel to communicate with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
The KRG administers a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq and is headquartered in Erbil.
- The source does not state which specific Iranian entity or group the KRG attributed responsibility for launching the drones.
- The source does not describe the extent of material damage caused by the attacks.
- The source does not include any response or statement from Iranian authorities regarding the alleged attacks.
- The source does not detail the nature or content of the reported backchannel communications between the Trump administration and the IRGC.
- The source does not establish whether the drone attacks are connected to the reported backchannel communications.
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