OfficialMilitary & securityErbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
KRG says drones hit Barzani's office; Iran calls it a false-flag ploy
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:28 AM in Baghdad, Aug 17
- Where
- Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Iraq's Kurdistan counterterrorism service said drones launched from the Iranian border targeted Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's office and the home of the head of the Parastin intelligence agency, with no casualties. Barzani said the attacks were Iranian and a 'serious escalation'; Iran's foreign ministry called the incident 'highly suspicious' and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of 'false-flag ploys.'
Why it matters
Direct attacks on regional government buildings are unusual; U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said Washington 'will not condone or tolerate' them.
Sources (4)
- Associated Pressapnews.com
- CNNcnn.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- CBS News (2)cbsnews.comPublished
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Correction
- Revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Pirmam, Kurdistan Region, Iraq to Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq; reclassified it from military to missile-drone-attack; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: CNN, CBS News; removed an unverified publication date from Associated Press (2026-08-17). Why and evidence