Kurdistan Region Reports 809 Drone and Missile Attacks in 50 Days Amid Iran-Iraq War Spillover

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on April 27, 2026 that the Kurdistan Region had been struck by 809 drone and missile attacks in the 50-day period from February 28 to April 20, 2026. The barrage resulted in 20 deaths and 123 injuries. Iran-aligned Iraqi proxy militias (PMF factions including Kata'ib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nujaba) and direct Iranian launches were identified as the primary actors, targeting KRG territory in the context of the broader regional conflict following the US-Iran war. The cumulative attack total highlighted the disproportionate impact on Kurdistan — a US partner region — of a conflict nominally between the US and Iran.