ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Sunday received Iraqi Army Chief of the General Staff Abdul Amir Yarallah and an accompanying delegation, where they discussed preserving the Region’s security, especially ending threats to oil companies.

An Iraqi army delegation, headed by Yarallah, arrived in Erbil on Sunday morning for meetings with the Kurdistan Region’s top officials.

The delegation’s visit comes based on the directive of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, “to follow up on security and stability measures — in particular, preventing and putting an end to threats against oil companies and their targeting,” according to a statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

The Kurdish premier “expressed his and the KRG's appreciation for the Federal Prime Minister's follow-up and his assurances regarding the protection of security and stability in the Kurdistan Region,” it added.

The Kurdistan Region's energy infrastructure has been a target of drone strikes from Iran and its allied militias for years, reaching unprecedented rates following the 12-Day War in June 2025 and the more recent US, Israel, Iran conflict which started in late February.

Several major international oil companies resorted to halting production in Kurdistan Region’s fields as a precautionary measure to protect their staff.

The attacks on the Region have resulted in at least 14 deaths and 93 injuries, according to data obtained by Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) on Sunday.

Most of the attacks during the recent conflict targeted Erbil province, numbering over 500.

According to the CPT data, the attacks were mainly carried out using drones, accounting for 359 incidents, while missiles made up 104 of the strikes.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of pro-Iran Iraqi militias linked to Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks on the Kurdistan Region.

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