Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region suffers as US-Iran war drags on

Erbil, Iraq – For the last five months or so, Iraq’s Kurdistan region has suffered the impact and ramifications of the ongoing United States-Israel war on Iran.Despite efforts by the government to distance itself and not take sides or allow attacks on Iran from its territories, the repercussions were heavy on the semi-autonomous region and Iraq as a whole.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iraq’s Kurdish region wants to stay out of regional conflicts: PM Barzanilist 2 of 4Turkiye approves pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK fighterslist 3 of 4Former Iraqi provincial governor arrested as graft crackdown continueslist 4 of 4Iran hierarchy consolidation as IRGC veteran tapped for key security roleend of listSince the outbreak of the war in February, hundreds of missiles and drones have hit the Kurdish region.Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), told Al Jazeera the region has ”paid a heavy price” in the war.”We have been targeted more than 1,000 times by missiles and drones directly from Iran or from inside Iraq by some of the militias. We think these are all unjustifiable attacks on Kurdistan. Unfortunately, we had casualties and we ...