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Kurdistan presidency says Iranian attacks violate Iraqi sovereignty
The presidency of Iraqi Kurdistan denounces attacks on the autonomous region as a “blatant violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty.
“Targeting the region and the resumption of violence are a serious escalation and a blatant violation of Iraq’s sovereignty,” the regional presidency says, after air defenses shot down drones over Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, and strikes targeted exiled Iranian Kurds, killing eight.
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