Turkish Foreign Minister Calls KRG Prime Minister to Offer Condolences over Iranian Missile Strikes That Killed Six Peshmerga

Peregraf — Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received a phone call Tuesday evening from Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who conveyed Ankara's condolences over the Iranian ballistic missile strikes that killed six Peshmerga fighters and wounded approximately 30 others in the Soran district earlier that day.

"This evening, we received a phone call from His Excellency Hakan Fidan, the Foreign Minister of Turkey," Barzani said in a statement. "During the call, he expressed his condolences and the sympathies of Turkey for the martyrdom of six Peshmerga members in the Iranian ballistic missile attack on the Peshmerga forces. He also wished a speedy recovery for the wounded." 

Barzani said the KRG welcomed the gesture, adding: "We expressed our gratitude for the Turkish Foreign Minister's call and his expression of sympathy."

The call from Ankara reflects growing international concern over the strikes and the broader spillover of the US-Israeli war on Iran into the Kurdistan Region.

Earlier Tuesday, six Iranian ballistic missiles struck Peshmerga positions in the Soran district in two separate waves. According to the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Peshmerga, the missiles targeted the headquarters of the 7th Infantry Division of Command Area One and a unit from the 5th Infantry Division, killing six Peshmerga fighters and wounding approximately 30 others. It is one of the deadliest strikes on Kurdish forces since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28, 2026 — now in its 25th day.

Kurdistan Region authorities have broadly condemned the strikes as a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and the principles of good neighborliness, urging Baghdad and the international community to act firmly against further attacks. The bombardment has heightened fears that the wider conflict is increasingly threatening the security of the Kurdistan Region, despite its declared neutrality.