Multiple rockets fell in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Sunday, the state news agency said quoting Erbil’s governor. Governor Omed Khoshnaw said it was not clear whether the missiles were targeting the American consulate at the site, or the airport in the city. At least five blasts were heard across the city in the early hours, though there were ‘victims or casualties after Erbil blasts’ Kurdish Health Minister Saman Barzanji said. No further details were immediately available but videos posted online appeared to show several ballistic missiles hitting the base in Erbil. Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Twitter: ‘Erbil is under fire… as if Kurds were not Iraqis’.
- At least five ‘Iranian-produced ballistic missiles’ smashed into Erbil early Sunday
- There was ‘no victims or casualties’ from the attack, Kurdish health minister said
- Missiles hit US army base and Kurdish news channel office, state news reported
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