Sudani condemns attack on Nechirvan Barzani’s residence in Duhok

DUHOK — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday to condemn an attack on Barzani’s residence in Duhok city and order a joint federal-KRG investigation into the incident.

Sudani “expressed his condemnation and rejection of the blatant attack that targeted Mr. Barzani’s residence in Duhok,” according to a statement from his media office, and directed the formation of a joint security and technical team from federal and Kurdistan Regional Government agencies to determine the circumstances, identify those responsible and pursue legal action.

He commended Barzani’s “national positions and his commitment to strengthening unity among all Iraqis,” and reaffirmed the government’s “firm commitment to preventing any outlaw entity, whether domestic, regional, or international, from dragging Iraq into the ongoing conflict in the region.”

The attack on the Kurdistan Region president’s residence marks a significant escalation. Iran’s IRGC and allied militias have carried out more than 300 attacks on the Kurdistan Region since the war began Feb. 28, including six Iranian ballistic missiles that killed six Peshmerga fighters and wounded about 30 near Soran last Tuesday — one of the deadliest single strikes on Kurdish forces since the conflict began.

Multiple drones targeted Duhok on Saturday, with security forces intercepting some of them.