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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claim Responsibility for Missile Attacks on Erbil
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claim Responsibility for Missile Attacks on Erbil
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The capital of Iraqi Kurdistan was attacked overnight, with ballistic missiles landing near the US Consulate, reports said. 13.03.2022, Sputnik International
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed responsibility for the missile attacks on the Iraqi city of Erbil, Iranian TV has reported.Tehran reportedly stated the military was targeting an Israeli "strategic centre", and warned there would be a "harsh, decisive, and destructive response" in case of possible Israeli attacks.In the meantime, the governor of Erbil has denied reports about "Mossad facilities" in the city.Previously, media outlets suggested that 8 to 12 missiles were fired from Iranian territory. According to the Iraqi Health Ministry, the incident did not result in any casualties.The attack comes just about a week after two officers from Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed in Syria, with Damascus accussing Israel of carrying out the strike.The city, which houses American forces, has been attacked several times over the past year. A drone strike last July triggered sirens in the US Consulate in Erbil, but there were no casualties or property damage recorded at the time.
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claim Responsibility for Missile Attacks on Erbil
05:58 GMT 13.03.2022 (Updated: 17:25 GMT 15.01.2023) The capital of Iraqi Kurdistan was attacked overnight, with ballistic missiles landing near the US Consulate, reports said.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed responsibility for the missile attacks on the Iraqi city of Erbil, Iranian TV has reported.
"This night, the strategic centre of Israel became the target of powerful missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps", the IRGC said in a statement, quoted by the Tasnim News agency.
Tehran reportedly stated the military was targeting an Israeli "strategic centre", and warned there would be a "harsh, decisive, and destructive response" in case of possible Israeli attacks.
In the meantime, the governor of Erbil has denied reports about "Mossad facilities" in the city.
"The topic of Israel has been talked about for a long time, that is baseless, there is no Israeli base in that area", Governor Omed Khoshnaw said.
Previously, media outlets suggested that 8 to 12 missiles were fired from Iranian territory. According to the Iraqi Health Ministry, the incident did not result in any casualties.
The attack comes just about a week after two officers from Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed in Syria, with
Damascus accussing Israel of carrying out the strike.The city, which houses American forces, has been attacked several times over the past year. A drone strike last July triggered sirens in the US Consulate in Erbil, but there were no casualties or property damage recorded at the time.
