Attacks on Kurdistan Region reach 695 since Feb. 28, rights group says

ERBIL — Drone and missile strikes on the Kurdistan Region have continued despite the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with 695 attacks recorded between Feb. 28 and April 24, according to a report by Community Peacemaker Teams-Iraqi Kurdistan.

CPT documented 647 strikes before the April 8 ceasefire announcement, carried out by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated armed groups operating in Iraq, followed by 48 additional attacks during the ceasefire period. “Despite the ceasefire, attacks have continued,” the report said.

During the ceasefire period, 75% of attacks were attributed directly to the IRGC and 25% to affiliated groups. Targeting patterns also shifted, with Iranian Kurdish opposition party camps and bases accounting for 77.1% of strikes in that period. Before the ceasefire, U.S. diplomatic and military facilities were the most frequently targeted at 277 attacks, followed by civilian and non-military infrastructure at 224, and Iranian Kurdish opposition sites at 146.

Erbil governorate recorded the highest number of attacks at 544, representing 78.3% of the total. Sulaymaniyah recorded 123, Duhok 22 and Halabja six. Of 551 drone attacks, 131 missile strikes, 12 artillery attacks and one gunfire incident recorded, 407 — or 58.6% — were intercepted or neutralized.

The attacks caused 123 casualties, including 22 deaths and 101 injuries. At least 24 of those affected were civilians, the report said, with more than 67 homes and 45 civilian vehicles damaged.

CPT called on the Iraqi government to “take concrete steps to uphold the sovereignty of its territory and hold accountable armed groups operating from within Iraq,” and urged an immediate cessation of attacks on the Kurdistan Region alongside any broader end to hostilities.