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Iraqi and US officials say no one known to be hurt in the attack, and suggest the missiles were fired from Iran.

The vast majority of attacks against US forces in recent years have been launched using rockets or drones. “It's not only against a military party but against all of society, as a message that we can target you all the time. Though neighbouring areas were struck, the attack seems to have only caused material damage. This is a very aggressive action against democratic people and society,” Batun told Middle East Eye. Thank god, no one has been injured.” “Six missiles were fired and we were in the middle of the broadcasting...

US and Iraqi officials say there were no reports of casualties from the attack, which one official said was launched from Iran.

An Iraqi official in Baghdad at first said several missiles had hit the consulate and that it was the target of the attack. Officials in Iraq and the US gave different accounts of damage. One US official said there was no damage and no casualties at any US government facility, and that there was no indication the target was the consulate building, which is new and currently unoccupied.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim the missile attacks, saying it targeted Israeli 'strategic centre' in Iraq.

Iran has denied involvement in those attacks. The last time ballistic missiles were directed at US forces was in January 2020 – an Iranian retaliation for the US killing earlier that month of its military commander Qassem Soleimani at Baghdad airport. The US forces stationed at Erbil’s international airport complex have in the past come under fire from rocket and drone attacks that US officials blame on Iran-aligned armed groups, but no such attacks have occurred for several months. A US State Department spokesperson called it an “outrageous attack” but said no Americans were hurt and there was no damage to US government facilities in Erbil. “Parts of the fired missiles were retrieved and it was manufactured by Iran,” he said. The elite forces in a statement released on Sunday said it targeted the Israeli “strategic centre” in the country.

The missile attack comes as talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal face the prospect of collapse after a last-minute Russian demand forced world powers to ...

No U.S. personnel were killed in that attack but many suffered head injuries. Iran denies involvement in those attacks. U.S. officials said no Americans were hurt and nor were U.S. facilities hit. Kurdish authorities said only one civilian was hurt and no one killed. "I see this more as a warning sign to Israel and a show of force in the negotiations." Iraq has been rocked by chronic instability since the defeat of the Sunni Islamist group Islamic State in 2017 by a loose coalition of Iraqi, U.S.-led and Iran-backed forces. A U.S. State Department spokesperson called it an "outrageous attack" but said no Americans were hurt and there was no damage to U.S. government facilities in Erbil. Asked about Sunday's attack, Israel's military said it did not comment on reports in the foreign press and the prime minister's office declined to comment. U.S. forces stationed in a section of the Erbil International Airport complex have in the past come under fire from rocket and drone attacks that Washington blames on Iran-aligned militia groups, but no such attacks have occurred for several months. It also comes days after Israel carried out an air raid in Syria which the IRGC said killed two of its members and for which it vowed retaliation. The last time Iran fired missiles directly at U.S. facilities was when it struck the Ain Al Asad air base in western Iraq in January 2020 - a retaliation for the U.S. killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday with a dozen ballistic missiles in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region that appeared to target the United States and its allies.

Iran fired a series of missiles toward the U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq, on Sunday, according to U.S. officials.

We condemn this outrageous attack and display of violence." The last time missiles were fired from inside Iran toward a U.S. site in Iraq was January 2020, after a U.S. drone strike near Baghdad's airport killed Iranian Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, an official told Fox News. But one Iraqi official told the AP the missiles were fired from Iran and were Iranian-made Fateh-110s – and the strike likely represented a response to the Damascus attack. A series of missiles were fired Sunday from Iran in the direction of the U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq, a senior U.S. official told Fox News. A national security official told Fox News there was no indication the missiles were intended for U.S. facilities. None of the missiles made contact with the consulate, the U.S. official told Fox News.

Smoke rises over the Erbil, after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq February 15, 2021 (Illustrative). (photo credit: THAIER AL-SUDANI/ ...

I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on parts of Erbil and call on the brave and patient people of Erbil to be more patient and to follow the instructions of the security agencies. Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, responded to the attack on Saturday night, writing “Erbil does not bow to cowards. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stated on Saturday that there were at least one or two key issues that the US and Iran had not yet reached an agreement on. The health minister of Kurdistan stated that there were no injuries or deaths reported in the attack on Saturday night. I discussed these developments with the KRG PM. Our security forces will investigate and stand firm against any threats towards our people.” “Erbil will not kneel except for moderation, independence and sovereignty. Satellite imagery taken shortly afterwards by Planet satellite imaging company and shared by OSINT-account Aurora Intel showed a damaged structure at the base. The Shi’ite cleric condemned “all actions targeting neighboring countries from inside Iraq, and any external interference and any shelling on Iraqi lands that are fully sovereign.” Al-Sadr also said that the claims that Israeli sites are located in Iraq should be investigated as soon as possible, but stressed that this “should not be used as an excuse to destabilize the security of Iraq and its people.” Al-Sadr called the attack a “dangerous precedent” saying “the Iraqi lands, from its north to south and from its east to west, should not be used as an arena for political, security and military conflicts.” The Kurdistan Regional Government stated that the attack targeted civilian locations and that the claim that an Israeli base was targeted was being used “only to hide the disgracefulness of such offense.” The Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service announced that 12 ballistic missiles were fired from “outside the borders of Iraq and the Kurdistan region, specifically from the east,” according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA). The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency reported that Fateh-110 ballistic missiles were used in the attack. While initial reports indicated that the IRGC statement on Sunday was referring to the alleged Israeli airstrike, Iranian and pro-Iranian media reported that the attack was carried out in response to an alleged Israeli drone attack on an IRGC base in Mahidasht, Iran.

Multiple rockets may have targeted the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, late Saturday night local time, Iraqi security ...

Why it matters: The indictment is part of a series of actions the Justice Department has recently taken to disrupt Russian criminal activity and enforce U.S. sanctions on Russian oligarchs for supporting the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine. - The State Department spokesperson said the incident "is being investigated by the government of Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government." Driving the news: "There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. government facility," a State Department spokesperson told Axios.

The Governor of Erbil in northern Iraq, Omed Khoshnaw, said it was not clear whether the missiles were targeting the American consulate at the site, ...

Footage posted to social media reportedly shows the impact of at least five projectiles in Erbil, Iraq near a U.S. military base and consulate.

It also mentioned that Iranian intelligence agents took down an Israeli spy ring operating in the country in an attempt to recruit local agents. Maybe it was, but there is no evidence of that at this time and it is hardly something that would be missed. It seems clear the U.S. is looking to downplay this attack. The attack reportedly targeted "secret Israeli bases." The U.S. did not retaliate after the January 2020 missile attack and while dozens of soldiers were reportedly injured, no one was killed. The Haaretz reports: Footage posted to social media reportedly shows the impact of at least five projectiles in Erbil, Iraq near a U.S. military base and consulate. If this target area was a place where people usually are, along with other operational capabilities, the intent changes. There are no immediate reports of casualties or U.S. retaliation for the reported attacks. If Iran targeted something under construction or an area where nobody should be, the messaging is focused on displaying/reminding/signaling the capability and the will to use it. We must stress that these reported details could change significantly as this story is still rapidly evolving. Sunday’s reported attacks come three days after two Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps members were reportedly killed in Syria in an Israeli airstrike.

Multiple missiles were fired late Saturday toward the U.S. consulate and a news station in Erbil, the autonomous Kurdish region in northwestern Iraq.

Omed Khoshnaw, Erbil's governor, said that multiple missiles fell in the area and it's unclear whether the target was the U.S. consulate or the Erbil International Airport, The Jerusalem Post reported. A photo posted to Twitter by Barzan Sadiq, one of the station's reporters, depicted fallen debris on the studio floor. "We won't bow for the cowards.