Multiple explosions have been reported close to the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi safety official informed ABC News.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shortly claimed duty for the assault, saying it had focused “headquarters of spies” and “gatherings of anti-Iranian terrorists in components of the area” with ballistic missiles.
According to the Kurdistan Regional Security Council, 4 folks have been killed and 6 injured within the assault.
Iraqi safety sources informed ABC News there have been no casualties amongst coalition or American troops within the Erbil bombing.
“No U.S. amenities are affected. We are usually not monitoring any infrastructure harm or accidents right now,” a U.S. official informed ABC News.
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, condemned the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ assault on Erbil, Iraq, in a put up on X.
“I condemn within the strongest phrases this despicable assault on the folks of the Kurdistan Region. I name on the federal authorities in Baghdad to take a principled stand in opposition to this flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.” stated Mr. Barzani in X.
The Iraqi authorities reported early Tuesday native time that it could maintain a safety assembly on Tuesday relating to “Iran’s violation of Iraqi territory and Iran’s non-compliance with the safety settlement between the 2 nations.”
Sources stated coalition forces additionally shot down three drones close to Iraq’s Erbil airport.
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