EU diplomats offer condolences to Kurdish leaders for Iranian strike on Peshmerga

"We would like to express our deepest condolences for the six Peshmerga members who lost their lives as well as for the many that were injured in this deplorable moment," the joint letter read.

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UAE condemns Iranian ‘terrorist’ missile strikes that killed Peshmerga

"The Ministry expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs, as well as to the government and people of Iraq, and the Kurdistan Regional Government over this heinous attack, and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured," said the UAE foreign ministry.

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‘Treachery and betrayal:’ PM Barzani slams fatal Iranian strike on Peshmerga

"The blood of our martyrs has never gone to waste, and this time it will not go to waste either," said Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.

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Iran told us Peshmerga attack was a 'mistake', Kurdistan president says

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said they had contacted Tehran as soon as the incident occurred and were told by the Iranian side that “a mistake has occurred,” with a promise to “investigate the matter.”

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Two Peshmerga remain in critical condition after Iranian missile attack: Minister

“After receiving the necessary treatment, 28 Peshmerga have now been sent home,” Kurdistan Region Health Minister Saman Barzanji told The New Region, adding that two Peshmerga remain critically injured.

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PM Barzani condemns deadly ‘traitorous’ attack on Peshmerga

The Peshmerga ministry labeled the strike a “terrorist attack,” describing it as “a hostile act and treachery and far from all humanitarian and neighborly behavior.”

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Six Peshmerga killed, dozens wounded in attack on base in Erbil

The ministry extended condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured, while reiterating calls on the Iraqi federal government and the international community to take a stance against these repeated violations.

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Peshmerga ministry urges Baghdad to rein in pro-Iran militias

A Peshmerga base in Chamchamal was targeted in a drone strike overnight, marking a continuation of security forces in the Kurdistan Region coming under attack amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Three Peshmerga personnel wounded in Erbil, Sulaimani drone attacks

The Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga ministry called on Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to “put an end to these internal transgressions” and take “immediate and urgent steps to prevent these outlawed groups from repeating such acts, which pose a threat to the security of the region.”

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