ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday hoped that the recent ceasefire that was reached between Iran and the US “will hold,” adding that the attacks suffered by the Kurdistan Region “were never justified.” 

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.

“I hope the ceasefire between the United States and Iran will hold, paving the way for lasting stability and peace in the region,” Barzani wrote in a post on X, thanking all those who helped protect the Kurdistan Region.

“The attacks on Kurdistan were never justified. I hope all attacks on civilians, the Peshmerga, critical infrastructure and diplomatic missions will now end,” Barzani said.

The Kurdistan Region was targeted in hundreds of strikes during the conflict, predominantly by Iran and pro-Iran militias. The attacks however, were not limited to US interests in the Region, as residential areas, hotels, and bases belonging to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were also targeted, killing dozens. 

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of Iran-aligned Iraqi Shiite militias linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also announced earlier on Wednesday that it will suspend its attacks against US interests in Iraq and the region for two weeks, concurrent with the temporary ceasefire.

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 civilian infrastructure, hotels, and residential areas. 

“The Kurdistan Region is ready to support efforts that preserve de-escalation and build on this momentum toward lasting peace across the region,” the premier further noted.

The Kurdistan Region and its leaders repeatedly stressed during the conflict that Erbil remained neutral, and was not a party to the war. 

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.