Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims 23 attacks in 24 hours

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Thursday that it carried out 23 attacks against its opponents in Iraq and the wider region over the past 24 hours.

In a statement, the group said the assaults targeted the bases of their opponents using missiles and drones. Over the 27 days of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the group claims to have carried out nearly 600 attacks.

“Since the outbreak of the current war, we have carried out 595 attacks,” the statement read. “The highest number of attacks in a single day was on March 17, with 47 attacks, while the lowest was on March 12, with 13 attacks.”

The group, which is a network of Iraqi militia groups backed by Iran, claims it launches its rocket and drone strikes against US military targets in Iraq and the wider region.

The attacks come amid the United States and Israel's joint military campaign against Iran, which began on February 28. The group has reportedly targeted diplomatic centers and residential areas in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in support of Iran.

The Kurdistan Region has experienced sustained aerial attacks since the start of the regional conflict, with Rudaw tracking confirming that more than 450 drones and missiles have been launched toward its territory. The attacks on the Region, carried out by Iran and its backed armed groups in Iraq, have so far killed at least 14 people and wounded 85 others.

Nawzad Hadi, a senior official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Nineveh, said Wednesday that some of the drone and rocket attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region are carried out by “outlawed” groups operating from Nineveh and the Mosul plains.

Speaking to Rudaw while attending the funerals of the six Peshmerga killed in the recent Iranian missile strike, he added that local authorities lack the power to stop these attacks and called on the Iraqi federal government to take action to prevent them.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has emphasized its neutrality, describing itself as a “factor of peace” and urging dialogue.

On Wednesday, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani reiterated that the Region has stayed out of the ongoing war.

"Since the outbreak of the current war, we have not been a part of it, and we will not become a part of it," he said, stressing that the Region is "not a source of threat to any neighboring country, and specifically not to the Islamic Republic of Iran."