Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region suffers as US-Iran war drags on
Summary
Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region has been hit by hundreds of missile and drone attacks amid the ongoing United States-Israel war with Iran. The violence has caused deaths, damaged infrastructure, and severely hurt the region’s economy and trade.Key Facts
- The Kurdish region has been attacked over 1,000 times by missiles and drones from Iran or militias inside Iraq.
- These attacks have targeted military sites, energy facilities, Kurdish opposition groups, and civilian areas.
- The regional government says the conflict caused a 70% drop in trade within the Kurdish region.
- The total damage to the Kurdish region is estimated at about $1.14 billion.
- Kurdish officials say they did not take part in the war or allow attacks on Iran from their land.
- The Kurdish government has named armed groups responsible for the attacks and given this information to Iraqi authorities.
- Pro-Iran armed groups and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have launched strikes on U.S. assets in the region.
- The U.S. has also carried out retaliatory attacks against these groups in Iraq.
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