Nearly 50 Drones, Missiles and Rockets Hit Kurdistan Region in 48 Hours, Says KRG Official

Peregraf — The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been struck by nearly 50 drones, missiles and rockets over the past two days, according to a senior Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official, amid a sharp escalation of aerial attacks across the region.

Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, said the attacks hit both civilian and military locations.

"The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been targeted by almost 50 drones, missiles and rockets in the last two days. They have attacked civilian and military locations across our region," Ahmad said.

Ahmad accused Iraqi "militias" of carrying out many of the attacks, claiming they are backed by the federal government in Baghdad.

"Many of the attacks are by Iraqi militias paid and armed by the Iraqi government," he said, criticizing what he described as Baghdad's failure to respond. "The attacks by these groups have been met with a deafening silence from the Iraqi government — zero condemnation and zero action to remove the criminals in Mosul and Kirkuk who are targeting us."

Ahmad also stated that the Kurdistan Regional Government has not participated in the current regional conflict.

"The KRG is not involved in this war; we have publicly declared neutrality," he added.

The latest remarks follow an intensifying wave of aerial assaults across the Kurdistan Region. According to follow-up reporting by Peregraf, around 300 drones and missiles have struck various locations across the region since the beginning of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Many of the attacks have been attributed either to Iran or to armed factions affiliated with the so-called "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," a network of Iran-aligned armed groups operating inside Iraq.

The escalation coincides with the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, now in its 14th day, amid growing concerns that the Kurdistan Region could become further entangled in the widening regional confrontation.