Iran proxies increase attacks on Kurdish region, Turkish base - analysis

• Published date: 27 June 2022
• Author: SETH J. FRANTZMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Recently, Kurdish parties had not been able to come to an agreement with Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad and the parties have a dispute about energy exports. Sadr recently told his members of parliament to leave and this has benefited Iran, potentially threatening the Kurdish region

The US has condemned the "repeated rocket and mortar attacks" against the region. The statement by Ned Price, the spokesperson at the US Department of State, said that there had been three attacks in Sulaimaniya in the last four days on gas infrastructure.

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"These attacks are designed to undermine economic stability," the statement says. It also claims that the attacks sow division and intimidate. It called for an investigation. The US claims to stand by the Iraqis and its partners in the KRG.

However, the US won't name the aggressor. Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani also condemned the attacks. "Like citizens across Kurdistan, I...