During a visit to London, Safeen Dizayee, Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations, discussed the attacks on the Kurdistan Region, which have continued despite the April 8 Iran-U.S. ceasefire.

On Wednesday, the UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Hamish Falconer welcomed Dizayee in London.

“A pleasure to welcome @SafeenDizayee to London to discuss regional developments and our strong partnership,” Minister Falconer posted on X.

“We will continue to work closely together in support of stability and prosperity in Iraq and the wider Middle East.”

During a meeting with UK Minister of State for Defense Lord Vernon Coaker, Dizayee discussed UK-KRG military coordination, the security situation, and continued UK support for Kurdistan Region stability. 

“I also briefed him on Erbil-Baghdad issues and ongoing drone attacks against my people,” Dizayee posted on X.

Dizayee also met with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office MENA Director Rob Dixon and David Hunt.

In this meeting, he discussed the current political and security climate, and concerns over continued drone attacks against the Kurdistan Region. “We underlined the critical importance of defence support for regional stability,” he added.

Dizayee also attended the launch of the Kurdistan Society in London, which he welcomed as a vital platform for cultural, academic, and economic synergy between Kurdistan and the UK.

In addition, he met with UK Member of Parliament John Slinger, Chair of the APPG on the Kurdistan Region, as well as other members of the group. “I briefed them on our position on the regional situation, constitutional violations and continued drone attacks against [the Kurdistan Region]. I commended and thanked them for their continued support,” Dizayee posted on X.

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In a report published last Saturday, the KRG Department of Media and Information said that, between February 28 and April 20, a total of 20 people have been killed and 123 wounded in 809 drones and missile attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

On November 27, 2025, after attacks on the Khor Mor gas field, Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to KRG Prime Minister Barzani, said in a post on X that the UK could help by accepting KRG-issued end-user certificates for anti-drone systems.

He said that a British company had delivered an anti-drone system to Khor Mor, but that the system was not working because “the UK government won’t accept KRG-issued end-user certificates, and Baghdad refuses to issue one.”