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Report: attacks on Kurdistan Region total 695, continue despite ceasefire
ERBIL — Drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region have continued since a ceasefire between Iran and its adversaries, with 48 incidents recorded between April 8 and April 24, according to a report by Community Peacemaker Teams-Iraqi Kurdistan.
“Despite the ceasefire, attacks have continued,” the report said. The 48 post-ceasefire strikes follow 647 recorded between Feb. 28 — when U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a wider conflict — and the ceasefire announcement on April 8, bringing the total to 695.
During the ceasefire period, Iranian Kurdish opposition party camps and bases were the primary targets, accounting for 37 of 48 attacks, or 77.1%. Civilian areas and Peshmerga facilities were hit in seven attacks; U.S. diplomatic and military sites in four. The IRGC carried out 75% of ceasefire-period strikes directly, with affiliated groups responsible for the remaining 25% — a reversal of the pattern seen during the earlier phase, when affiliated groups conducted the majority of attacks.
During the initial 40 days, U.S. diplomatic and military facilities were the most frequently targeted at 277 attacks, or 42.8% of the total. Civilian and non-belligerent infrastructure accounted for 224 and Iranian Kurdish opposition sites for 146. Across the full period, Iran carried out 34.8% of attacks directly, with affiliated groups responsible for 65.2%.
Erbil governorate recorded 544 attacks, or 78.3% of the total, followed by Sulaymaniyah with 123, Duhok with 22 and Halabja with six. Drone strikes accounted for 551 incidents, alongside 131 missile strikes, 12 artillery attacks and one gunfire incident. Of all attacks, 407 — or 58.6% — were intercepted or neutralized.
The attacks caused 123 casualties, including 22 deaths and 101 injuries, with at least 24 civilians among those affected. More than 67 homes and 45 civilian vehicles were damaged.
CPT said it welcomes the ceasefire extension but stated that any end to hostilities “must be accompanied by an immediate cessation of attacks on the Kurdistan Region by Iran and affiliated groups.” The report called on the federal government to uphold Iraqi sovereignty and hold accountable armed groups operating from within its territory, and urged both Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government to compensate civilians affected by the conflict.