Drones Target Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister's Office
2 sources across 2 countries · Qatar · United Kingdom · 1 of them is linked to a state
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- Al Jazeera
- Reuters
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The office of the prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was targeted in a drone attack on Monday. According to the region's security agency, there were no reported casualties. The Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service stated that two Hadid-110 drones targeted the private office of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani as well as the residence of the head of the security and intelligence agency. The agency further asserted that the attacks were launched from Iranian territory.
Prime Minister Barzani condemned the attack on social media, calling it illegitimate and unacceptable. He described the event as a direct threat to the security and stability of the Kurdistan Region. Iran and its aligned armed groups have previously accused the semi-autonomous region of harboring Iranian Kurdish opposition groups, while Kurdish authorities deny allowing their territory to be used to threaten neighboring countries.
How each side framed it
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- The reporting provided additional geopolitical context regarding the tensions between Iran and the Kurdish region.
- Centre
- The reporting focused on the factual occurrence of the attack and the lack of casualties.
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