Iran mentioned that the assault in Syria was a retaliation for twin suicide bombings in Iran this month.
Tehran:
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have launched missile assaults on a number of “terrorist” targets in Syria and in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan area, state media reported Tuesday.
The assaults destroyed “a spy headquarters” and a “gathering of anti-Iranian terrorist teams” in Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, the official IRNA information company reported, quoting a press release by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Four folks have been killed and 6 others wounded within the assault, in accordance with Iraq’s Kurdistan safety council.
The outstanding businessman Peshraw Dizayee was amongst a number of civilians who have been killed, the Kurdistan Democratic Party mentioned.
The IRGC additionally hit targets in Syria with ballistic missiles, together with the “gathering locations of commanders and important parts associated to latest terrorist operations, notably the Islamic State group”, their Sepah News service reported.
It added that the strike on Syria was in response to latest assaults by terrorist teams that killed Iranians within the southern cities of Kerman and Rask.
BREAKING: IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES STRIKE NEAR US CONSULATE IN IRAQ
Iran claims accountability for the barrage of missiles close to the US Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, citing retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria.
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The United States has condemned the assaults, terming the strikes “reckless”.
“The United States strongly condemns Iran’s assaults in Erbil right now and affords condolences to the households of those that have been killed. We oppose Iran’s reckless missile strikes, which undermine Iraq’s stability,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller mentioned in a press release.
Explosions have been heard in Aleppo and its countryside, the place “not less than 4 missiles that got here from the course of the Mediterranean Sea” fell, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights struggle monitor mentioned.
On January 3, suicide bombers struck crowds gathered close to the tomb of the revered IRGC basic Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, killing round 90 folks. The assault was later claimed by IS.
In December, not less than 11 Iranian law enforcement officials have been killed in an assault on a police station in Rask. The jihadist group Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), which was shaped in 2012 and is blacklisted by Iran as a “terrorist” group, claimed accountability.
Israeli ‘spy operations’
The IRGC additionally mentioned it had struck alleged Israeli “spy headquarters” in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan area, Iran’s IRNA information company reported.
It mentioned the headquarters had served as “the middle for creating espionage operations and planning terrorist actions within the area,” naming Israel’s Mossad spy group.
The Guards mentioned the strike was in response to latest assaults on Iran and the “axis of resistance” of Iran-aligned teams, which have raised issues about violence spreading from Israel’s struggle in Gaza.
Regional tensions have spiked through the struggle between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, drawing in Iran-backed armed teams in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
In March 2022, the IRGC carried out missile assaults in Arbil, claiming to focus on a “strategic heart” belonging to arch-foe Israel.
On December 25, Iran mentioned an Israeli strike killed the senior Guards commander Razi Moussavi.
And on January 8, Israel killed Wissam Hassan Tawil, a high commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon, in accordance with a safety supply.
His demise got here shortly after an Israeli missile strike on Beirut killed Saleh al-Aruri, a senior chief of Hamas which can also be supported by Iran.