Statement condemning and denouncing the attack on the Kurdistan Region…

Yekiti Media

Today, 17 August, the headquarters of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the residence of the Head of the Security and Intelligence Agency were attacked by Iranian drones, in a blatant assault on Iraq’s sovereignty and the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region, and a flagrant violation of the principles of international law.

These repeated attacks by the Iranian regime on the Kurdistan Region come against a backdrop of ongoing escalation and represent an attempt to alleviate the political, economic and military pressures facing Tehran by dragging Iraq and the Kurdistan Region into regional and international conflicts with which they have no connection, and by turning Iraqi territory into an arena for settling scores.

These actions come at a time when efforts are being concerted to consolidate Iraq’s security and stability and to preserve its sovereignty and neutrality with regard to regional conflicts; this is an approach in which the leadership of the Kurdistan Region plays a responsible and pivotal role, in line with the interests of Iraq and its people, and which runs counter to attempts to drag it into the maelstrom of regional tensions and conflicts.

We, the Kurdish National Council in Syria, condemn in the strongest terms this heinous attack and the targeting of the headquarters of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region and the residence of the Head of the Security and Intelligence Service. We call on the Iraqi Government and the international community to adopt clear and firm stances, to work to put an end to these attacks, and to ensure respect for Iraq’s sovereignty, the security of the Kurdistan Region, and the protection of its people.

We also affirm that these attacks will not undermine the resolve of the leadership and people of the Kurdistan Region, nor will they deter them from continuing their efforts to build, strengthen stability, defend their security and rights, and move towards a secure, stable and prosperous future.

The General Secretariat of the Kurdish National Council in Syria

17 August 2026