Baghdad condemns Iranian attacks in northern Iraq

By Ahmed Dursun and Ali Gharib

BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraq condemned on Wednesday Iranian drone and artillery strikes in the country’s Kurdish region.

In a statement, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry termed the Iranian attacks as a “dangerous development that threatens Iraq’s security and sovereignty.”

“These unilateral provocative acts complicate the security situation, cast a pale on the region and contribute to increasing tension,” the statement added.

Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), for its part, called for halting the Iranian attacks on the Kurdish region.

According to Iranian media, Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard unleashed a wave of drone and artillery strikes targeting what Tehran says are bases of armed groups in northern Iraq.

* Writing by Ahmed Asmar