The metropolis of Erbil within the Kurdistan Region was shaken by a number of explosions within the early hours of January 26, disturbing the residents’ sleep. Ballistic missiles and suicide drones hit targets within the metropolis, inflicting home windows and buildings to shake as folks rushed out of their houses. Subsequently, the sky of Erbil was closed and the town’s airport was shut down.
The Revolutionary Guards claimed duty for the airstrikes, citing it as a response to current terrorist actions. This was seen as a retaliation for the killing of Seyed Rezi Mousavi, a senior Quds Force commander in Syria.
Reports from the media affiliated with the Islamic Republic indicated that an Israeli businessman residing in Erbil, named Majid Agha Dizaei, was killed within the assaults. The Revolutionary Guards alleged that the businessman’s residence was the headquarters of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence company. However, native media advised that the strikes additionally focused civilians in Erbil.
The deceased businessman was the proprietor of the Falcom Group and the Empire Tower in Holir Erbil. The media of the Islamic Republic portrayed him as a “Mossad financier” concerned in transferring Kurdistan’s oil to Israel.
It was additionally reported that an intelligence middle and the home of a senior intelligence official in Iraqi Kurdistan had been focused within the airstrikes. The Security Council of the Kurdistan Region said that no less than 4 civilians had been killed, urging the worldwide group to answer the assaults.
Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, condemned the assaults and referred to as for a principled stance from the Iraqi authorities. The US State Department spokesperson additionally denounced the airstrikes on civilian headquarters in Erbil, expressing assist for the Kurdistan Regional Government.
The assaults on the Kurdistan area occurred amid escalating conflicts within the area, with proxy forces of the Islamic Republic concentrating on positions of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Israel.