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Iraq Recalls Ambassador to Tehran After Strikes on Kurdistan Region

© AFP 2023 / Safin HamidA picture shows a view of a damaged building following a missile strike.
A picture shows a view of a damaged building following a missile strike. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.01.2024
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TUNIS (Sputnik) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it had recalled its ambassador to Tehran for consultations following Iran's attacks on targets in the country.
"Today, on Tuesday, the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled the ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Tehran ... for consultations amid the recent Iranian attacks on Erbil, which led to several deaths and injuries," the ministry said in a statement.
IRGC attacked targets in Erbil with ballistic missiles. - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.01.2024
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Iran's Strike on Erbil ‘Calculated Demonstration of Missile Abilities’
Earlier on Tuesday, a security source in Iraq told Sputnik that several explosions had occurred in Erbil near the US Consulate General and Erbil International Airport, killing four and injuring six people. Later, the IRGC took responsibility for missile attacks, claiming that it targeted the bases of anti-Iranian terrorist groups, as well as one of the main headquarters of the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service (Mossad) in Iraqi Kurdistan. The targets were reportedly destroyed.
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