TRIBUNNEWS.COM, IRAQ – A total of 12 ballistic missiles rained down on the city of Arbil in the Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region on Sunday, March 13, 2022, causing damage to residential buildings and a TV station.
A general view shows a damaged house following an overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on March 13, 2022. – Iran claimed responsibility for a missile attack on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying it targeted a “strategic center” Israel and warnings of more attacks. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)
There were no fatalities as a result of the missile attack but injured two residents.
A woman inspects the damage in a children’s room at home following an overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region on March 13, 2022. – A dozen ballistic missiles targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, including US facilities, causing damage but no major casualties early, said security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)
Iran claimed responsibility for the missile attack and said the attack actually targeted Israel’s strategic center but missed Iraqi territory.
Ziryan Wazir rests at home after sustaining injuries in overnight attack on Arbil, capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region on March 13, 2022. – A dozen ballistic missiles targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, including US facilities, causing damage but no major casualties early, said security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed they fired the projectiles and claimed to have targeted a site used by Israel, a key ally of the United States.
A man inspects damage at a shop after an overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region on March 13, 2022. – A dozen ballistic missiles targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, including a US facility, causing damage but no major casualties early, troops said security in the autonomous Kurdistan region. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)
The attack came almost a week after the Guards vowed to avenge the deaths of two of their officers killed in a rocket attack in Syria they blame on Israel.
A man inspects damage at a house after an overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region on March 13, 2022. – A dozen ballistic missiles targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, including a US facility, causing damage but no major damage. early casualties, said security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)A picture taken on March 13, 2022, shows a view of the damaged studio in the Kurdistan 24 TV building, after the overnight attack in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. – A dozen ballistic missiles targeted the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, including a US facility, causing damage but no major casualties from the start, security forces in the autonomous Kurdistan region said. (Photo by SAFIN HAMED / AFP) (AFP/SAFIN HAMED)
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