Shafaq News- Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday condemned Iran's recent attack on the Kurdistan Region as a blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability.

The Emirates' Foreign Ministry also reaffirmed its full solidarity with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), supporting efforts to preserve Erbil’s security and stability.

الإمارات تُدين بشدة الهجوم الإيراني العدواني على كردستان العراق pic.twitter.com/vLEdSczRcc

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Earlier today, a security source told Shafaq News that Iranian armed forces struck the headquarters of the Kurdish opposition group the Kurdistan Toilers' Party (Komala) with ballistic missiles in the Zargwez area of Al-Sulaymaniyah province, killing nine people. Iran did not claim responsibility for the attack.