US Condemns 'Attack' Against President of Iraqi Kurdistan

The United States strongly condemns attacks in Iraq carried out by terrorist paramilitary groups acting on behalf of Iran, including the attack on the private residence of the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani. The State Department describes these actions as a direct attack on Iraq's national sovereignty, stability, and unity. These attacks, carried out by Iran and its proxies, are categorically rejected as indiscriminate terrorist acts. Iraq has been drawn into the regional conflict following US and Israeli attacks against Iran, with Iraqi armed groups affiliated with Iran claiming responsibility for attacks against American and international forces against ISIS.