Written question asked by Mary Glindon (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 July 2022 (named day). It was answered by Amanda Milling (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 July 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Iraq: Kurds

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on potential responsibility for missile attacks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in March, April and May 2022; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: The UK publicly condemned the senseless attack by Iran on Erbil on March 12, and separately condemns the April and May attacks on oil refineries in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The UK continues to closely coordinate with Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to de-escalate tensions in the region. This includes through the visit of the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani to London in April, when I [Minister Milling] met with him, as did the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.

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