On Tuesday, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani strongly condemned last night’s drone attack that killed a married couple and left their two children orphaned. 

“I am deeply saddened by the news of a drone attack on the residence of a Peshmerga family in Erbil, which resulted in the martyrdom of him and his wife. I condemn this heinous crime in the strongest terms and denounce its perpetrators,” he posted on X. 

I am deeply saddened by the news of a drone attack on the residence of a Peshmerga family in Erbil, which resulted in the martyrdom of him and his wife. I condemn this heinous crime in the strongest terms and denounce its perpetrators.

The targeting of civilians and civilian…

— Masrour Barzani (@masrourbarzani) April 7, 2026

“The targeting of civilians and civilian homes is a war crime. We will convey the voice of the victims to the international community to help end the oppression and the unjustified attacks against the people of the Kurdistan Region.”

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The Kurdistan Region Counter-Terrorism Directorate said that, at 12:15 am on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, an explosive-laden drone launched from Iran fell on a civilian home in Zargazawi village, in the Darashakran subdistrict of Erbil Governorate, killing two civilians.

The victims – Musa Anwar Rasool, a Peshmerga, and Mujda Asaad Hassan, his wife – leave behind two children, Pari and Dilin. Musa’s brother, Abdullah Anwar, was also a Peshmerga and was killed in 2018 during the war against ISIS.

“I strongly condemn the terrorist attack carried out late last night by a drone targeting the home of a civilian,” Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said.

“These attacks are unacceptable in any form and are completely rejected. The federal government of Iraq must fulfill its duties and responsibilities to prevent such crimes and terrorist attacks, and to ensure that these violations against innocent civilians in the Kurdistan Region are not repeated.”

So far, in over 600 drone and missile attacks, 16 people have been killed and 93 wounded in the Kurdistan Region since the outbreak of conflict on February 28.