- Rocket attacks Iraq: At least four civilians killed
- Iran engages goals Syria at: Retaliation for the recent terrorist attacks in Iran
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Iran fires missiles at targets in Syria. There are also explosions near US military positions in Iraq. The news ticker.
Update January 16, 3:30 a.m.: The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have confirmed attacks on alleged bases of the Israeli secret service Mossad in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. “Ballistic missiles were used to destroy spy centers and gatherings of anti-Iranian terrorist groups in the region late in the evening,” Iran’s Guards said on Monday, according to the news agency Reuters reports.
At least four civilians were killed and six injured in the attacks, the Kurdish government’s Security Council said. He called the attack a “crime.” Reuters was initially unable to independently verify the reports. Israeli government officials have not yet been available for comment.
Among the dead were the Kurdish multimillionaire and businessman Peshraw Dizayee, who had close ties to the ruling Barzani clan, and several members of his family who died when at least one rocket hit their home, Iraqi security forces and doctors said. In addition, a rocket hit the house of a high-ranking Kurdish intelligence officer and another hit a Kurdish intelligence center, the security forces said. Air traffic at Erbil airport has been suspended.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacks Iraq
Update from January 15th, 11:55 p.m.: According to their own statements, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) also attacked northern Iraq. The ballistic missile attack was revenge for Israel’s killing of IRGC commanders, the IRGC web portal said on Tuesday night (local time).
The Revolutionary Guard described the target in Iraq’s Kurdish areas as a spy center for the Israeli secret service Mossad. “We assure our beloved people that the Revolutionary Guard’s offensive operations will continue until the last drop of the martyrs’ blood is avenged.”
According to its own information: Iran is also bombarding northern Iraq with ballistic missiles
Loud explosions were heard in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil shortly before midnight. According to eyewitnesses, several rockets hit near a new US consulate under construction. According to security circles in Erbil, four civilians were killed. Five others are said to have been injured. Rockets fell on farms north of Erbil and hit houses.
First report from Monday, January 15th, 11:20 p.m.: Tehran (Iran) – Iran says it has attacked targets in Syria with missiles. The attack should be understood as retaliation for the recent terrorist attacks in Iran. This was reported by the news agency dpa the website of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday night (local time).
There was apparently an attack in Iraq almost at the same time. Loud explosions are said to have shaken the northern Iraqi city of Erbil shortly before midnight. According to the Picture-The newspaper is also said to be behind these attacks. According to eyewitnesses, several rockets hit near a US consulate under construction. The international airport in the city, which is largely inhabited by Kurds, was apparently also attacked. Rockets and drones are said to have been used in the attack. Iran itself has not yet commented on the explosions in Iraq.
Iran confirms attack in Syria – unclear situation in Iraq
The attack in Syria confirmed by Iran was primarily directed against the terrorist militia Islamic State (IS). Their position was “located in the occupied areas of Syria and a number of ballistic missiles were destroyed by firing them,” the statement said. It is also unclear exactly which targets Iran attacked.
The Kurdish human rights organization Hengaw had previously reported on X (formerly Twitter) about a rocket attack from an IRGC missile base in western Iran. This was aimed at the city of Erbil, wrote the Norway-based organization. The information could not initially be verified.
First attack by Iran since the outbreak of the Israel War
The situation in the region has been extremely tense since war broke out in Israel more than three months ago. There have been no missile attacks by Iran since then. However, militant groups allied with Iran have often attacked targets in Syria and Iraq in recent months. The Houthi rebels, who are allied with Iran and stationed in Yemen, have also repeatedly attacked ships belonging to the USA and its allies since the beginning of the war.
Israel and the USA have been considered Iran’s arch-enemies since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. A devastating terrorist attack in Iran at the beginning of January cost the lives of more than 90 people. IS claimed responsibility for the attack a short time later. (With agency material)