Renewed drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region thwarted  

Sulaimani does not have an air defense system. The Unit 70 forces have been attempting to shoot down the drones using machine guns on pick up trucks, with footage showing tracer bullets filling the night sky.

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Two killed as drones rain down in Kurdistan Region

The Sulaimani-based Kurdistan Region Security Agency (Asayish) later reported that six drones had struck the city: Four targeting the Unit 70 base, and two targeting an area near the UN office and the Turkish consulate.

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Pro-Iran groups target Kurdistan Region in drone attacks

An attempted drone attack on the Peshmerga's Unit 70 base was routed after the unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down.

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Kurdistan ‘not part of this war’, says deputy PM

“The sparks of war have reached the Kurdistan Region beyond our will and desire,” said Talabani.

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Iranian Kurdish opposition says targeted in fatal Sulaimani drone attack; Asayish denies

The Kurdistan Region Security Agency (Asayish) denied claims that the vehicle was targeted by a drone strike, insisting that the fatal incident arose from a car accident.

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Top Swedish criminal arrested in Sulaimani

“The criminal group had plans to use Iraqi territory to carry out their criminal activities,” the statement added.

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Opposition leader's trial 'pending approval' for Erbil transfer

Erbil’s court may decide to move the case completely, or intervene even if it stays in Sulaimani, according to Gulla.

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Over 700 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Sulaimani in 2025: Asayish

Sulaimani Asayish spokesperson Karzan Sherko said that “716 terrorists were arrested and 11,341 crimes of various causes were recorded” in 2025, with legal measures taken against the suspects. 

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Flash floods kill two in Sulaimani’s Chamchamal

Chamchamal’s Shahid Peshraw Hospital said that at least five people were injured, with two in critical condition.

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