ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Iran-aligned Islamic Resistance in Iraq on Wednesday said it will suspend its attacks against US interests in Iraq and the region for two weeks, concurrent with a temporary ceasefire announcement between Tehran and Washington hours earlier. 

“The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announces the suspension of its operations in Iraq and the region for two weeks,” the group said in a statement.

The move came after US President Donald Trump said he had accepted a Pakistani proposal for a bilateral ceasefire, which was confirmed by Iran shortly afterward, effectively halting the war for two weeks.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of Iran-aligned Iraqi Shiite militias linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been active during the conflict, launching hundreds of drones and missiles at US interests in Iraq and across the region.

The militias’ attacks were especially concentrated in the Kurdistan Region, where in addition to targeting US diplomatic missions and military sites, the groups claimed responsibility for attacks on residential areas, hotels, and bases belonging to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, killing dozens. 

The majority of the attacks in the Region targeted Erbil province, which recorded over 500 strikes. Sulaimani followed with more than 90, Duhok with at least 11, and Halabja recorded the fewest at three.

The groups also struck Baghdad International Airport, the US Embassy in Baghdad, and surrounding areas, under the pretext of targeting Camp Victory diplomatic facility, which houses the US-led global coalition, resulting in several casualties.

A large number of factions operating within the Islamic Resistance enjoy an official security status and receive salaries from the central government as a part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). 

Kurdish authorities continuously condemned the attacks launched by the Iraqi militias on the Region, while calling on Baghdad to control the “outlaw groups” and prevent the recurrence of strikes.