In Iraq, a rocket attack was fired last night (Sunday) at a US consulate in Irbil, the capital of the Kurdish region in the north of the country. Al Jazeera and Sky News channels in Arabic reported that at least 5 rockets were fired. No casualties have been reported so far. Arbil district governor Omid Khrushchev said it was not known what the target of the attack was – the US consulate or the airport. At the same time, alarms were reported in the Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, where the US embassy is located.
Sky News Channel in Arabic: 5 long-range rockets fired at the US Consulate in ArbilReplying to @The_Kiss_1987 pic.twitter.com/6yk6P69iFo
– News here (@kann_news) March 12, 2022
It is unclear at this time where the rockets were fired, but Saudi channel Al-Hadath reports from unknown sources that the missiles were launched from Iran and that it was her reaction to killing two Revolutionary Guards officers in an attack attributed to Israel in Damascus less than a week ago. In Iran there is no confirmation of things. The dead, Murtaed Said Najad and Ihsan Karbalai Pur, were officers in the organization in the rank equivalent to colonel. The Kurdistan 24 TV channel in Arbil published documentation of the damage caused to the building following the attack in the city.
سڵاو لە ورەی بەرز و پۆڵایینتان…
كارمەندانی كوردستان ٢٤ لە ژێر دار و پەردووی باڵەخانە زیانپێگەیشتووەكەیانەوە، رووماڵ دەكەن.# Kuridstan24#Erbil pic.twitter.com/eYGMfD3nFq
– Nechirvan Kalary (eNechirvanKalary) March 12, 2022
In recent months, there has been an attack by the American a-Tanaf base on the border between Syria and Iraq in response to an attack attributed to Israel, which reportedly killed pro-Iranian militias.
Yesterday, the Israeli defense establishment raised the level of vigilance in the north for fear of Iranian revenge. In the air defense systems, the Air Force and the intelligence services are preparing due to the fear of a reaction from Iran, which has an “open account” with Israel. In addition, the Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, conducted a situation assessment upon his return from a visit to Bahrain.
The Iranian officers killed