Peregraf- A drone strike targeted the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Erbil on Saturday, injuring two guards and damaging the building, Kurdish authorities said. The attack marks the second strike on the diplomatic mission in less than a week amid escalating regional tensions linked to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region condemned the attack and called on Baghdad to ensure the protection of diplomatic missions and prevent further incidents.
"The Presidency of the Kurdistan Region strongly condemns the attack carried out today, Saturday, March 14, 2026, against the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Erbil," the presidency said in a statement. "We wish the injured a speedy recovery and reiterate that the Iraqi government must fulfill its duty to protect diplomatic missions, prevent the recurrence of such attacks, and identify and punish the perpetrators so that the security and interests of the country are no longer put at risk."
The strike came just five days after another drone attack targeted the same consulate late on March 9. According to security officials, two of three armed drones launched toward Erbil that night were intercepted and shot down at around 10:24 p.m. local time, but a third drone evaded air defenses and struck the UAE Consulate building directly. No casualties were reported in that incident.
The repeated targeting of the Emirati diplomatic mission comes as the Kurdistan Region faces a sharp rise in aerial attacks tied to the broader regional conflict.
Over the past two weeks, a wave of drone and missile strikes across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has killed seven combatants and security personnel and wounded more than 15 others, according to follow-up reporting by the Peregraf Media Foundation.
More than 300 drones and missiles have struck various locations across the region since the start of the war, according to Peregraf. Many of the attacks have been attributed either to Iran or to armed factions affiliated with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of Iran-aligned armed groups operating inside the country.
Among the seven killed were fighters from Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, a member of the Kurdistan Regional Government's Asayish security forces, and a French soldier stationed in the region.
Those wounded include additional members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, Kurdish security personnel, and civilians. French troops deployed in the Kurdistan Region were also among the injured.
The intensifying strikes coincide with the ongoing U.S.-Israel war on Iran, now in its 15th day, raising fears that the Kurdistan Region could be drawn further into a widening regional conflict.