Masrour Barzani: Attacks on the Kurdistan Region Reflect Deep Hatred Toward Kurdistan and Its People

ARK News.. Masrour Barzani stated on Sunday, March 8, 2026, that the attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region are unjustified, calling on Government of Iraq and the Iraqi parliament to intervene immediately to halt the assaults.

In a press statement, Barzani strongly condemned the attacks on the Kurdistan Region, stressing that they lack any justification and instead “reflect deep hatred and hostility toward Kurdistan and its people.”

He added: “Those chauvinists must realize that the hostile stance they are adopting today against the Kurdistan Region will not be erased from the memory of our people.”

The prime minister also called on the federal government and the Iraqi parliament to take a clear position and put an end to “these criminals,” noting: “Unfortunately, the groups committing these acts continue to be funded, paid salaries, and supplied with weapons by the government in Baghdad.”

Barzani continued: “Our demand is that these terrorists stop attacking Kurdistan and do not force us into taking other positions.” He stressed that the Kurdistan Regional Government will not accept the continuation of such attacks and will not allow the blood of its martyrs to be shed in vain.

“We are doing everything we can to keep Kurdistan away from wars and conflicts,” he said, adding that, as Masoud Barzani previously stated, “everything has its limits.” He expressed hope that the federal government would seriously intervene to stop the perpetrators and cease supporting them.

Barzani reiterated that the Kurdistan Region has never been—and will never be—a source of threat to neighboring countries, while also calling on the international community to contribute to protecting the region’s security.

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