ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Multiple explosions occurred in Sulaimani on Friday night amid renewed strikes on the Kurdistan Region, with a security source telling The New Region that at least two drones were involved in the bombardment.

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Large fireballs were seen emanating from sites in the province's Tasluja, with The New Region having learned that a weapons depot was targeted in the attack.

Sulaimani Governor Haval Abubaker condemned the strikes, reiterating the Kurdistan Region’s neutrality in the ongoing regional conflict and urging civilians to stay away from impact sites.

"We reiterate that the Kurdistan Region and the local government of Sulaimani are impartial and responsible; They are not part of the war that is engulfing the region."

#BREAKING: Major explosions in Sulaimani’s Tasluja following renewed drone strikes pic.twitter.com/QvEPunpc49

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The incident marks the second successive night in which areas of the Region have been targeted amid renewed US-Iran hostilities.

At least nine members of the Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan, an Iranian Kurdish dissdent group, were killed in an Iranian missile attack on one of their bases in Sulaimani’s Zirgwezala the night prior.

Eight bomb-laden drones were intercepted over Erbil early Friday, after another eight projectiles were intercepted late Wednesday.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Friday condemned the “unjustified” Iranian attacks, urging Tehran to cease its bombardment and calling on Baghdad and the international community to take a stance.

“The continuation of these attacks constitutes a grave threat to regional peace and security and risks further destabilizing the entire region,” the KRG said in a statement.

“We call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately cease these attacks, respect the sovereignty and stability of the Kurdistan Region.”

In May, Tehran declared the Kurdistan Region a site of “hostile bases” under its security doctrine, warning that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been given the same designation, making both subject to preemptive strikes.

Pro-Iran Iraqi militias similarly targeted the Region's energy infrastructure and military bases extensively during the conflict.

Updated at 21:18 with Sulaimani governor statement