President Masoud Barzani on Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2025, strongly condemned a deadly missile attack targeting Peshmerga positions, describing it as an unjustifiable act of hostility and a violation of international norms.
The President stressed that the attack could not be justified under any circumstances, warning that such repeated assaults on the Kurdistan Region demonstrate a disregard for the principles of good neighborliness and international law.
The full text of President Barzani’s message
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
I strongly condemn the attack carried out early this morning with Iranian missiles against the headquarters of the Kurdistan Peshmerga Forces. Regrettably, as a result, a number of heroic Peshmerga were martyred, and others were wounded. I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs of this unjust attack; I share in their grief and wish a speedy recovery for the injured.
This is a hostile attack and is entirely unjustifiable. This is not the first time such attacks have been launched against the Kurdistan Region in total disregard for the principles of good neighborliness and international law. This is occurring at a time when the Kurdistan Region has not been a party to the ongoing conflicts in the region and has never posed a threat to its neighbors.
The Peshmerga are the most beloved and precious asset of our people.
Masoud Barzani
March 24, 2026.”
The statement comes amid a wave of condemnations from Kurdistan’s leadership following the deadly strike earlier in the day on a Peshmerga base in the Soran Autonomous Administration.
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, and Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, both denounced the attack as a direct act of hostile aggression, warning of its implications for regional stability and security.
Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, Kurdistan Region’s Deputy President, confirmed that the strike targeted a Peshmerga base in the Soran area, killing six fighters and wounding several others, adding that continued attacks on its territory under any pretext are “completely unacceptable.”