Around 19 Peshmerga fell ill and are believed to have been poisoned after eating a meal in a Duhok training base, the ministry said on Wednesday (September 13).
Thirteen Peshmerga received immediate treatment and were discharged from hospital.
According to a statement by the Peshmerga Media and Awareness Cell, only six Peshmergas remain in hospital and are currently in good health and will be discharged as soon as possible.
At first, rumors circulated on social media that the number of the poisoned Peshmerga was 82, but the ministry denied it.