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Missiles target US consulate in Erbil, Iraq - report
Videos shared on social media reportedly from the scene showed multiple large explosions in the area.
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JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Published: MARCH 13, 2022 00:27
Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 00:57
Smoke rises over the Erbil, after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq February 15, 2021 (Illustrative).
(photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS)
A number of missiles were fired towards the US consulate in Erbil in northwestern Iraq on Saturday night, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The governor of Erbil, Omed Khoshnaw, stated that multiple missiles fell in the area, saying it was unclear whether the target was the US consulate or the airport in the city. According to INA, five explosions were heard in the attack.
Videos shared on social media reportedly from the scene showed multiple large explosions in the area.
Another video of the explosions that occurred in Erbil.
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Another video of the explosions that occurred in Erbil.
According to Kurdistan 24 reporter Barzan Sadiq, the Kurdistan 24 studio in the area was reportedly damaged in the attack as well.
It is as of yet unclear who fired the missiles. Iran has
threatened retaliation in recent days for the deaths of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria last week.
Iran-backed militias reportedly targeted the
Al-Tanf base, where US forces are housed, in October in retaliation for an alleged Israeli airstrikes which targeted Iranian-backed forces in Syria last year.
This is a developing story.
No casualties were reported in the attack.
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