BAGHDAD, April 7 (Xinhua) -- 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 (2115 GMT on Monday), 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. ■
