Masoud Barzani to Baghdad: Take decisive action or admit your inability to confront the armed groups.
Masoud Barzani to Baghdad: Take decisive action or admit your inability to confront the armed groups.
2026-03-28 14:55
Shafaq News – Erbil
On Sunday, Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani called on Iraqi authorities to take a decisive stance against the repeated attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region, arguing that statements of condemnation and investigative committees are no longer sufficient to stop what he described as attacks by outlaw groups.
Barzani said in a statement that the Kurdistan Region “has always distanced itself from being a party to the problems, tensions and wars in the region, but this has not prevented the continuation of attacks targeting the region and the Peshmerga forces, threatening the lives and stability of the population.”
He added that the Kurdistan Region and Peshmerga headquarters were subjected to dozens of attacks with missiles and drones, which led to civilian casualties, noting that these groups have launched more than 450 attacks on the region and Peshmerga headquarters since the beginning of the recent war.
Barzani noted that their headquarters had also been subjected to five attacks during the past period, but they had remained silent “to avoid arousing concern and anger among the public,” referring to the recent attack that targeted the home of Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani in the city of Duhok.
He stressed that the issue “is not about a specific person’s house or headquarters,” but rather represents a direct targeting of the Kurdistan Region, emphasizing that these attacks represent “a clear act of hostility, a great injustice, and an unjustified transgression” against the region.
Barzani called on the Iraqi government to make a decision, saying that it must either declare that it is unable to control these outlaw groups, or intervene seriously to protect the state and take decisive measures to ensure that these attacks are not repeated.
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