ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The United States on Sunday condemned the “despicable terrorist attacks” on Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani’s residence in Duhok, blaming Iran and pro-Iran Iraqi militias for the attacks. 

“These actions by Iran and its proxies are a direct assault on Iraq’s sovereignty, stability, and unity.  We categorically reject the indiscriminate and cowardly terrorist acts that Iran and its terrorist proxies have unleashed in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and throughout Iraq,” the US State Department said in a statement.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has blamed the US and Israel for the attack, calling it “an act of terrorism.” 

It further “unequivocally and forcefully” condemned the strikes, describing them as “despicable terrorist attacks.” 

Barzani’s residence in Duhok was struck by drones on Saturday afternoon without resulting in any casualties. No party has claimed the attack as of the writing of this article. 

The attack on Barzani's house garnered widespread condemnation across Iraq and beyond, including from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's IRGC, French President Emmanuel Macron, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, among several other Iraqi and regional top figures.

On Sunday, President Masoud Barzani revealed that over 450 drones and missiles have targeted the Kurdistan Region, including bases of Kurdish Peshmerga forces, since the US-Israeli war with Iran began. An attack on a Peshmerga base on Tuesday killed six.

Attacks on the Kurdistan Region by Iran and its proxies have intensified since the onset of the US-Israeli war on Iran. The Kurdistan Region's leaders have repeatedly stressed that the Region is not party to the ongoing conflict and does not plan to be.