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2 days ago
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Suicide drone targets Erbil; no casualties
Also in Kurdistan Assyrian Christians trek to ancient church in Duhok Erbil university offers scholarship for international students Dutch photojournalist recording Kurdish history re-visits Kurdistan Halabja tomato farmers face mounting losses as prices fall A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An explosive-laden drone crashed in Erbil's western Khabat district on Monday morning, resulting in no casualties, Kurdish counterterrorism forces reported. 'On Monday morning at 05:50, an explosive-laden drone crashed in the Rizgari subdistrict of Khabat district in Erbil province,' said the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD), also known as Kurdistan CT. No casualties were reported. The Kurdistan Region has come under nearly 20 rocket and drone attacks in recent weeks, including strikes on its oil fields. The Kurdish government has blamed Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi) for the attacks - charges strongly denied as 'unacceptable' by Baghdad. The Khabat district is the site of the Kawergosk oil refinery, one of the largest in the Kurdistan Region, operated by the Iraqi-Kurdish oil company KAR Group. Footage submitted to Rudaw shows an explosive-laden drone that crashed in Erbil province's Khabat on Monday morning. — Rudaw English (@RudawEnglish) July 28, 2025 The drone strikes have greatly reduced the Kurdistan Region's oil output, especially at a time when Kurdish oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline - halted since March 2023 - are on the brink of resumption. The United States, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations, as well as several other international and local actors, have condemned the attacks. Baghdad has launched an investigation but has yet to announce the results, and last week's extraordinary Iraqi parliament session failed to discuss the matter after Kurdish lawmakers boycotted the sitting.
Rudaw Net
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Explosive drone crashes in Duhok camp housing Yazidis
Also in Kurdistan President Barzani, former Iraqi deputy PM discuss Baghdad-Erbil ties, regional developments Kurdish parties hold key meeting in Kirkuk as pre-election political jockeying intensifies Baghdad salary freeze hits Kurdistan's taxi drivers hard Erbil official says nobody signed up for stray dog collection offer A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An explosive-laden drone early Tuesday crashed in a camp housing displaced Yazidis in northern Duhok province, sparking a fire but no casualties, Kurdish counterterrorism forces reported. The incident at Zakho's Darkar camp, located about 36 kilometers northwest of Duhok city, occurred when an explosive-laden drone fell on the camp and 'caused material damage but no casualties,' the Erbil-based Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD), also known as Kurdistan CT, said in a statement. The camp shelters Yazidis displaced from Shingal in Nineveh province following the Islamic State's (ISIS) brutal assault in 2014. 'It is the first time our camp and subdistrict have experienced such an incident,' said Jawhar Mohammed, head of Darkar subdistrict, adding that the source of the drone remains unknown 'A large number of refugees are still here. The drone fell near the camp's school. There were no human casualties, but a fire broke out and was controlled,' he added. Zakho's civil defense told Rudaw that three cabins were burned near the school as a result of the crash. On the same day, Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha said that three Katyusha rockets struck the city overnight, with one hitting a residential house - causing no casualties - and two others landing between the civil and military sections of Kirkuk International Airport. The airport administration said that rockets hit around 11:30 pm, injuring one employee. Despite the incident, flights are expected to continue as scheduled. Gharib Majid contributed to this report.
