{"id":58253,"date":"2026-04-08T18:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/58253\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:48:09","slug":"kurdistan-region-of-iraq-hopes-ceasefire-brings-end-to-drone-missile-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/58253\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdistan Region of Iraq hopes ceasefire brings end to drone, missile attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the war with Iran began, Tehran told its militias in Iraq to target the Kurdistan Region, including targeting US forces and facilities in the region.<\/p>\n

The Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq has been one of the main targets of Iran<\/a> and its proxies in the month and a half of war since February 28.<\/p>\n

There have been around 600-700 drone and missile attacks<\/a> on the region. Kurds have been killed<\/a>, and the drones and missiles have wreaked havoc in the cities of the region. This includes numerous attacks on the regional capital of Erbil, as well as attacks on Sulimaniyeh and Dohuk.<\/p>\n

Many attacks also targeted Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. These groups have bases and members in northern Iraq because some Kurds in Iran have lived in exile in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<\/p>\n

The Kurdish people live in Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. The Kurdish opposition groups have long had forces in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They have trained in the mountains, and they have maintained small camps and facilities for their members and families.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Iran targeted<\/a> some of these groups, specifically the group PDKI and also the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK), as well as a group called Komala.<\/p>\n

\"SMOKE<\/p>\n

SMOKE RISES from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/KHALID AL-MOUSILY)<\/p>\n

Since the war with Iran began, Tehran told its militias in Iraq to target the Kurdistan Region. They targeted US forces and facilities in the region, as well as the United Arab Emirates consulate, and also Kurdish groups and Kurdish Peshmerga.<\/p>\n

Iran also targeted the Peshmerga directly from Iran, killing at least seven Peshmerga. Peshmerga are the armed forces of the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government.<\/p>\n

Iraq welcomes Iran, US ceasefire<\/p>\n

Iraq has welcomed the ceasefire<\/a> that Iran has apparently entered into with the US. It appears that the Iranian proxy militias in Iraq, often known as the “Islamic Resistance”, will now pause attacks. Nevertheless, overnight between April 7 and 8, there were still tensions.<\/p>\n

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Wednesday \u201cwelcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, calling it a crucial step toward reducing tensions in the region,\u201d Rudaw media reported in the Kurdistan region.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cI welcome the ceasefire agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2026[it is] an important step toward de-escalation, the protection of civilians, and the restoration of constructive dialogue.” He said, \u201cwe appreciate the efforts of all sides that contributed to facilitating this ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, he noted that \u201cI hope all parties will uphold this commitment in good faith and work toward a lasting peace that promotes stability, security, and prosperity throughout the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since the war with Iran began, Tehran told its militias in Iraq to target the Kurdistan Region, including…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[34,22580,94,3571,1625,3378,2169,2078],"class_list":{"0":"post-58253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iraq","8":"tag-iran","9":"tag-iranian-kurdistan","10":"tag-iraq","11":"tag-kurdish-peshmerga","12":"tag-kurdistan-freedom-party","13":"tag-kurdistan-region","14":"tag-missile-attacks","15":"tag-northern-iraq"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116370584578608726","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}