Iraqi Kurdistan blames Iran for deadly drone strikes

The Iraqi Kurdistan region’s counter-terrorism service reported that drones which struck a civilian home in Erbil overnight, killing a couple, were launched from Iranian territory, Iran International reports.

In an early-morning statement, the agency said the one-way attack drones targeting Erbil had “taken off from inside Iranian territory.”

The presidency of the Kurdistan region urged the Iraqi federal government to take responsibility in preventing such attacks and to halt what it described as “repeated violations against the region and its civilians.”

Erbil Governor reported that multiple drones and missiles were fired toward the city overnight. He noted that the deaths of the couple bring the total number of people killed in attacks on the Kurdistan region since 28 February to 16.

By Vafa Guliyeva