ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday condemned an attack on Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani's Duhok residence, ordering the formation of a joint “security and technical team” to investigate the incident.
Barzani's Duhok residence was targeted by several drones on Saturday afternoon. The attack led to no casualties.
In a phone call with the Kurdish leader, Sudani condemned “the brutal attack,” and ordered the formation of a “joint security and technical team from the relevant security agencies in the federal government and the [Kurdistan] Regional government to investigate the incident,” read a statement from the Iraqi premier's office.
Sudani also affirmed Baghdad's commitment to “preventing any outlaw, regional, or international entity from dragging Iraq into the ongoing conflict in the region, while making every integrated effort to secure Iraq’s sovereignty.”
The Kurdistan Region has repeatedly been targeted throughout the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attacks by Iran and its proxies have not been limited to US interests in the Region.
On Tuesday, at least six Peshmerga were killed and 30 others injured in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on the forces’ bases in Erbil province’s Soran administration.
The Kurdistan Region's leaders have repeatedly stressed that the Region is not party to the ongoing conflict and does not plan to be.