Kurdistan Regional Government condemns Istanbul and Iraq terrorist attacks

The Council of Ministers of Kurdistan Regional Government condemned terrorist attacks across the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Najaf, and the New Year’s Eve attack in Istanbul, Turkey.

In a statement released on Sunday, the Council of Ministers said these attacks show that terrorists are defeated in the battlefields of Mosul and other areas in Iraq and Syria, therefore they try to target civilians and public places.

However, these attacks will only strengthen the determination and will of the anti-terror front, the statement said.

The KRG also announced that citizens of the Kurdistan Region were among the victims of Istanbul terrorist attack.