Drone attack kills 2 in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Two civilians were killed early Tuesday in a drone attack in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local authorities said.



An explosives-laden drone launched from Iran struck a residential house in the Darashakran district of Erbil province at 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism said in a statement.



The counter terrorism service condemned the attack, calling it a violation of international law and a war crime.



The incident came amid heightened regional tensions following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran starting on Feb. 28. Iran and its regional allies responded with attacks on Israeli and U.S. interests across the Middle East.