Escalating Attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: 196 Strikes by Iran and Affiliated Groups Kill Four and Injure 19
Report covers the the period between 28 February and 8 March 2026
Since the beginning of the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, the Community Peacemaker Teams - Iraqi Kurdistan (CPT-IK) has been monitoring this war and its impact on the citizens and civilian residents of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, recording all statistics and data regarding the attacks and victims.
Since the start of the war, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and their affiliated groups in Iraq—besides targeting the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil and U.S. military bases—have targeted Iranian Kurdish refugee camps, headquarters of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, Erbil international airport, oil fields, hotels, residential areas, old UN headquarters, telecommunication company towers, and command bases belonging to the Kurdistan Ministry of Peshmerga.
From 28 February up to 8 March 2026, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and their affiliated groups in Iraq have carried out 196 attacks by suicide drones and bombardments by ballistic missiles and rockets against the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Of that number, 162 attacks (82.65%) were carried out within Erbil Governorate, 26 attacks (13.27%) within Sulaymaniyah Governorate, 5 attacks (2.55%) within Duhok Governorate, and 3 attacks (1.53%) within Halabja Governorate.
Among these attacks, 43 targeted the headquarters of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in the Kurdistan Region, and 58 were against the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil and military bases and headquarters related to the U.S. government. The other 95 attacks targeted hotels, residential areas, headquarters of the Peshmerga forces, oil fields, companies, and civilian-populated areas.
As a result of the Iranian attacks against the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 23 casualties have been reported, of whom 4 people lost their lives and 19 were injured. From that number, 15 casualties have been recorded in Erbil Governorate, 7 casualties have been recorded in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, and 1 casualty has been recorded in Duhok Governorate. 14 of the casualties were members of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq who were targeted inside their headquarters and camps. Another 6 casualties were guards or members of the Kurdistan security forces and had no connection to the war between the US-Israel and Iran. The other 3 casualties were civilians.
The Community Peacemaker Teams – Iraqi Kurdistan (CPT-IK) condemns the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, which have plunged the Middle East into a rapidly escalating war. We also condemn the attacks by Iran and its affiliated groups against the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including the targeting of civilian residential areas, workplaces, populated neighborhoods, and institutions of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
CPT-IK expresses deep concern about the worsening situation and calls on all parties to the conflict to take immediate steps toward de-escalation and the protection of civilians.
CPT-IK will continue to monitor the impact of these attacks on civilians and to document potential war crimes in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.