On Friday, October 23, 2026, President Masoud Barzani sent a condolence message to King Abdullah II of Jordan, strongly condemning the terrorist attack targeting a church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate earlier on Friday.

He expressed his condolences and sympathy to the king, the Jordanian people, and the families of the victims of the terrorist attack, the Barzani Headquarters announced on Saturday.

On Friday, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani also strongly condemned the attack.

On Friday, at least seven people were killed and 34 others wounded by gunmen at St. George’s Church in Jordan’s Karak Governorate.