At a glance
- Documented incidents
- 37
- Distinct locations
- 35
- Killed
- 23
- Injured
- 47
- Incidents with fatalities
- 8
- First incident
- Mar 1, 2026
- Latest incident
- Aug 17, 2026
By attack type
- Drone17
- Missile5
- Unknown projectile4
- Ballistic missile2
- Drone intercepted2
- Drone wave intercepted2
- Mixed wave2
- Missile and drone1
- Suicide drone attack1
- Unexploded ordnance1
By source confidence
- Medium confidence22
- High confidence15
Missing casualty values are excluded from totals and are never treated as zero. See the methodology.
Incident chronology
Aug 2026
Drones launched from the Iranian border target Kurdish PM's office
Erbil province · Erbil province (generalized)
The Kurdistan Region's counterterrorism service said two drones launched from the border with Iran targeted the office of Masrour Barzani, prime minister of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and the home of a top regional intelligence official. There were no casualties and no immediate claim of responsibility. Barzani called the attack a dangerous escalation and a direct threat to the region's security, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said nothing justified it and warned Kurdish officials against false-flag attempts to sow discord.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Jul 2026
Coalition downs five explosive drones over Erbil
Erbil · Erbil airspace near the international airport (generalized)
Kurdistan Region counter-terrorism authorities said coalition air defenses shot down five explosive-laden drones over Erbil between 9:32 and 9:45 a.m. The drones were launched from west of the province. No casualties were reported; falling debris ignited dry grass and shrubs before firefighters extinguished the blaze. No actor claimed this specific wave.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
IRGC ballistic missile strike on Komala base injures six
Khalifan subdistrict, Erbil province · Alana Valley near Khalifan, Erbil province (Komala position, generalized)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a Komala Toilers Party base in the Alana Valley of Erbil province's Soran administration at about 6:50 p.m. Six Peshmerga were injured and taken to hospital; later local reporting said their wounds were not severe.
No deaths reported · 6 injured
High confidenceGeneralized military site
Coalition air defenses down five explosive drones over Erbil
Erbil · Erbil airspace near the international airport (generalized)
Coalition air defenses intercepted and destroyed five explosive-laden drones over Erbil before they reached their intended targets. No casualties or damage were reported. No actor claimed this specific wave; it occurred within the renewed pattern of attacks on U.S.-linked sites in Erbil attributed in reporting to Iran and Iran-aligned Iraqi groups.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
U.S. soldier killed detonating downed Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base
Erbil · Erbil Air Base (generalized)
A U.S. soldier was killed and another sustained a minor injury during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian one-way attack drone at Erbil Air Base. The Department of War dated the death July 19; an earlier CENTCOM statement described the incident as occurring July 18. The official casualty-release date is used here.
1 killed · 1 injured
High confidenceGeneralized military site
Iranian strikes on Komala sites kill ten fighters
Sulaymaniyah Governorate · Komala sites in the Zargwez and Surdash areas (generalized)
Iranian missile-and-drone strikes hit bases of the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala in the Zargwez area near Sulaymaniyah and at Surdash. Nine fighters were initially reported killed at Zargwez; a tenth later died of wounds. Separate reporting said two fighters were wounded at Surdash. The coordinated same-day camp attacks are merged into one record.
10 killed · 2 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
May 2026
Three missiles struck Komala position near Khalifan
Khalifan subdistrict, Erbil province · Alana Valley near Khalifan, Erbil province (Komala position, generalized)
Rudaw reported that Iran launched several missiles at a Komala Toilers of Kurdistan position near Khalifan on May 10. A Komala official told Rudaw that three missiles were fired at the group's Alana Valley headquarters at 12:45 p.m. local time, with no casualties recorded.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
KDPI says IRGC suicide drones attacked Peshmerga units in Balisan mountains
Erbil province · Balisan mountains, Erbil province (generalized)
Rudaw reported a KDPI statement saying Iran's IRGC attacked KDPI Peshmerga units in the Balisan mountains with several suicide drones at 19:40 local time on May 7. Casualty and damage details were not available in the accessible report.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Two drones hit perimeter of PDKI-linked Girde Chal camp near Erbil
Erbil province · Girde Chal / Grdachal camp, Erbil province (generalized)
Rudaw reported that the KDPI said Iran's IRGC carried out drone strikes against the PDKI-linked Girde Chal camp near Erbil on May 6, with two drones striking a residential camp housing spouses, children, and elderly relatives of KDPI members.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
KDPI says three drones struck Zewi Aspi base in Koya district
Koya district, Erbil province · Zewi Aspi / Zewie Spi base, Koya district (generalized)
Rudaw reported a KDPI statement saying three drones struck the KDPI's Zewi Aspi base in Koya district southeast of Erbil at 23:10 local time on May 6. Rudaw described it as the second attack on PDKI/KDPI bases that day.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Two drones struck Komala-linked Surdash camp in Iraqi Kurdistan
Dukan district, Sulaimani province · Surdash camp, Dukan district, Sulaimani province (generalized)
Rudaw reported that two drones struck the Komala-linked Surdash camp in Sulaimani province's Dukan district late May 5, causing material damage but no casualties. FDD's Long War Journal summarized the same attack as part of a wider Iranian campaign against Kurdish Iranian opposition groups in northern Iraq.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Apr 2026
Drone strike reportedly hit Azadi refugee camp with material damage
Sulaymaniyah · Azadi refugee camp area, Sulaymaniyah (generalized)
Shafaq News reported that a drone strike hit Azadi refugee camp housing Iranian Kurdish refugees in Sulaymaniyah within about an hour of an earlier strike in the Surdas area on April 27. Initial reporting described material damage and no casualties.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Two missiles reportedly struck Komala-linked site near Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah · Surdash camp (Komala-linked site), near Sulaymaniyah (generalized)
Rudaw reported that two missiles struck a base linked to the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala near Sulaymaniyah around 4:00 p.m., with a senior group member saying a water-storage facility at Surdash camp was hit after evacuation. Hana Human Rights Organization attributed the April 27 missile strikes to Iran; attribution remains reported in-source.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Two drones struck separate locations near Basirma and Rizgari
Basirma and Rizgari, Erbil province · Separate strike locations near Basirma and Rizgari sub-districts, Erbil province (generalized)
Rudaw reported that two drones hit separate locations near Basirma and Rizgari sub-districts in Erbil province on April 23, causing material damage with no casualties reported.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Three drones reportedly targeted PAK's Chamshar base near Darashakran
Darashakran area, Erbil province · Chamshar base (PAK), Darashakran / Zirarati area, Erbil province (generalized)
Rudaw cited a PAK official saying three drone attacks targeted the Chamshar base near Darashakran starting around 22:45 on April 23. Initial reporting did not specify casualties and said damage details were still being assessed.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Two drones hit camp housing KDPI families after earlier deadly strikes
Grdachal camp, Erbil province · Grdachal camp, Erbil province (generalized)
Two drones targeted Grdachal camp in Erbil province late on April 17. The camp houses family members of KDPI Peshmerga fighters, and the attack caused material damage only.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Drone strike hit Jezhnikan camp and killed the son of a Peshmerga fighter
Jezhnikan camp near Bahrka district, Erbil province · Jezhnikan camp area near Bahrka district, Erbil province (generalized)
A drone strike hit Jezhnikan camp near Erbil's Bahrka district. The strike killed the son of a Peshmerga fighter and seriously wounded the father.
1 killed · 1 injured
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Missile strike hit KDPI headquarters and killed two female fighters
Khalifan subdistrict, Erbil province · KDPI headquarters area, Khalifan subdistrict, Erbil province (generalized)
A missile strike targeted the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) headquarters in Erbil's northeastern Khalifan subdistrict. Two female Peshmerga fighters were killed and another person was injured.
2 killed · 1 injured
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Two drones and a missile reportedly struck opposition bases near Erbil and Sulaimaniyah
Erbil and Sulaimaniyah · Iranian opposition base areas near Erbil and Sulaimaniyah (generalized)
Rudaw reported that two drones and a missile struck Iranian opposition bases near Erbil and Sulaimaniyah on April 16. A PAK official said one strike near Erbil caused material damage only, while separate reporting said another bomb-laden drone targeted a Kurdish group in Balisan and a Komala Revolutionary Toilers base near Sulaimaniyah was also struck.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Renewed missile attack reported at Komala Party headquarters in Zirgwez
Sulaymaniyah · Zirgwez village, Sulaymaniyah (Komala Party HQ area, generalized)
Rudaw reported that the headquarters of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan in Zirgwez village came under a renewed Iranian missile attack in the early hours of April 15. The party said there were no casualties.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Drone strike on Komala camp killed one woman and wounded two others
West of Sulaymaniyah · Camp Sordash (Komala camp), west of Sulaymaniyah (generalized)
AFP reported that a drone struck the Komala party's Camp Sordash late on April 14, 2026. Three Iranian Kurdish refugees were initially wounded, and one woman later died of her injuries. Komala blamed Iran and affiliated militias; attribution remains claimed in-source.
1 killed · 2 injured
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Two explosive drones from Iranian territory were shot down en route to Erbil
Erbil province · Erbil province (generalized interception area)
Kurdistan counter-terror authorities said fighter jets intercepted and destroyed two explosive-laden drones launched from Iranian territory toward Erbil province at approximately 17:04 local time on April 14.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Mar 2026
Attack on Peshmerga base killed six fighters north of Erbil
North of Erbil / Soran area · Peshmerga base north of Erbil (Soran area, generalized)
Reuters reported that at least six Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed and 30 were wounded in an attack on their base north of Erbil. Reuters also said a Peshmerga statement accused Iran and said six Iranian ballistic missiles struck the headquarters early Tuesday.
6 killed · 30 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Missiles targeted Baghdad International Airport perimeter
Baghdad · Baghdad International Airport perimeter (generalized)
Iraqi security sources said missiles were fired at the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport at dawn. Launchers were later found in a civilian vehicle, with the launch point traced toward Al-Jihad in western Baghdad.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Suicide drone exploded west of Baghdad; second drone found south of Baghdad
Baghdad area · Abu Ghraib district / Al Wahda sub-district, Baghdad area (generalized multi-site)
An Iraqi security source said a suicide drone crashed and exploded in Abu Ghraib, injuring two civilians. In a separate incident the same day, a second drone went down in Al Wahda south of Baghdad and failed to detonate.
No deaths reported · 2 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Officer killed in drone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters
Baghdad · Al Mansour / Iraqi intelligence headquarters vicinity, Baghdad (generalized)
The Iraqi National Intelligence Service said an officer was killed after a drone struck near its headquarters in Baghdad's Al Mansour area.
1 killed · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Three drones targeted Baghdad International Airport area
Baghdad · Baghdad International Airport area (generalized)
An Iraqi security source said three drones targeted the Baghdad International Airport area; two targeted the vicinity of the logistics support center and were thwarted by air defenses, while a third crashed nearby.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Drone attack targeted U.S. embassy area in Baghdad
Baghdad · U.S. Embassy area, Baghdad / Green Zone (generalized)
Reuters reported that a drone attack targeted the U.S. embassy area in Baghdad and an explosion was heard nearby. No immediate casualties or damage were reported.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Rockets and at least five drones targeted the U.S. embassy compound
Baghdad · U.S. Embassy compound, Baghdad / Green Zone (generalized)
Reuters reported that rockets and at least five drones targeted the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad. Security sources said C-RAM shot down two drones and a third struck inside the compound; no immediate casualties were reported.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Drone attack targets UAE Consulate General in Erbil
Erbil · UAE Consulate General area in Erbil (generalized)
UAE authorities said a drone attack targeted the UAE Consulate General in Erbil, causing material damage. Follow-up official and Rudaw reporting said the strike resulted in no casualties.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceApproximate landmark
Drone attack reportedly foiled at Victoria Base in Baghdad airport complex
Baghdad · Baghdad International Airport (Victoria Base) (generalized)
Iraqi forces reportedly downed a drone targeting Victoria Base inside Baghdad International Airport. Same-day reporting said there were no casualties.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceApproximate landmark
Multiple drone strikes reported near communications towers in Darbandikhan
Darbandikhan (Sulaymaniyah) · Darbandikhan communications-tower area (generalized)
Iraqi authorities reportedly said multiple drone strikes targeted communications towers near Darbandikhan in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, causing material damage.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Strike reported on Kurdish opposition camp east of Sulaymaniyah
East of Sulaymaniyah · Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Sulaymaniyah (generalized)
Reuters-cited reporting said Iran attacked an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Sulaymaniyah, with one person killed and two wounded according to security sources.
1 killed · 2 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Drone strikes reported near UN compound in Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah · UN building in Sulaymaniyah (generalized)
Authorities reported drone strikes near the UN compound in Sulaymaniyah, with no casualties reported. Reporting did not establish that the UN building itself was struck.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Possible Ain al-Asad Air Base attack
Al Anbar · Ain al-Asad Air Base (candidate pin)
Alma lists Ain al-Asad among attacked Iraqi bases, but strong public confirmation tying this to a direct Iranian state strike rather than proxy activity was not found.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Erbil airport area reported hit
Erbil · Erbil International Airport outskirts (approx.)
The Washington Post's incident roundup said the airport in Irbil was hit by Iranian munitions; separate regional reporting said one munition landed on the outskirts of Erbil International Airport.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceCity-area approximate
Possible Harir Air Base attack
Harir / Erbil · Harir Air Base (candidate pin)
Alma lists Al-Harir Base in Erbil among attacked Iraqi bases. Other reporting confirms attacks near Erbil but commonly attributes them to Iran-backed groups.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Locations with multiple records
Baghdad
- Mar 22, 2026 — Missiles targeted Baghdad International Airport perimeter
- Mar 21, 2026 — Officer killed in drone strike near Iraqi intelligence headquarters
- Mar 20, 2026 — Three drones targeted Baghdad International Airport area
- Mar 18, 2026 — Drone attack targeted U.S. embassy area in Baghdad
- Mar 17, 2026 — Rockets and at least five drones targeted the U.S. embassy compound
- Mar 9, 2026 — Drone attack reportedly foiled at Victoria Base in Baghdad airport complex
Erbil
- Jul 24, 2026 — Coalition downs five explosive drones over Erbil
- Jul 22, 2026 — Coalition air defenses down five explosive drones over Erbil
- Jul 19, 2026 — U.S. soldier killed detonating downed Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base
- Mar 10, 2026 — Drone attack targets UAE Consulate General in Erbil
- Mar 1, 2026 — Erbil airport area reported hit
Erbil province
- Aug 17, 2026 — Drones launched from the Iranian border target Kurdish PM's office
- May 7, 2026 — KDPI says IRGC suicide drones attacked Peshmerga units in Balisan mountains
- May 6, 2026 — Two drones hit perimeter of PDKI-linked Girde Chal camp near Erbil
- Apr 14, 2026 — Two explosive drones from Iranian territory were shot down en route to Erbil
Khalifan subdistrict, Erbil province
Sulaymaniyah
- Apr 27, 2026 — Drone strike reportedly hit Azadi refugee camp with material damage
- Apr 27, 2026 — Two missiles reportedly struck Komala-linked site near Sulaymaniyah
- Apr 15, 2026 — Renewed missile attack reported at Komala Party headquarters in Zirgwez
- Mar 7, 2026 — Drone strikes reported near UN compound in Sulaymaniyah