A blast caused by a sticky explosive device attached to a vehicle killed the driver and injured four passengers, two women and two children, in the region's capital city on Friday.
A source told Shafaq News Agency that the victim is a commander of the counter-Terrorism agency affiliated with the Sulaymaniyah-based PUK.
Colonel Hawkar Abdallah served in the PUK's intelligence body (Zanyari) in Erbil and Nineveh and was close to the PUK's former co-president, Lahur Sheikh Jangi, another source said.
The region's Counter-terrorism Service confirmed in a statement that the target was a member of the Security Council of the Kurdistan region.
Reporter's code: 50101