According to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt, explosions are being heard in Erbil, northern Iraq, as Iranian fire toward Kurdish targets continues. The report follows explosions reported in the city hours earlier.
Reports of explosions in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, emerged shortly after midnight Sunday Jerusalem time, according to Yair Goldblatt, a security and Middle East analyst. Goldblatt described the blasts as part of ongoing Iranian fire toward Kurdish targets in the city, stating that the attacks 'continue and big time.' The report follows an earlier bulletin from The Zioneer on Saturday, August 1, at 21:57 Jerusalem, which documented explosions in Erbil suspected to be the result of an Iranian strike on American positions. Northern Iraq has frequently served as a corridor for Iranian operations against Kurdish opposition groups, as well as a transit route for regional missile activity. The current incident remains unverified by independent sources, and no casualties or damage have been reported.
4 developments
- DevelopingReports: Air defense systems in Erbil intercept Iranian drones
- DevelopingC-RAM system activated to intercept aircraft over Bighaz base in Erbil, Iraq
- ConfirmedReports: Air defense systems activated in Erbil, northern Iraq
- DevelopingStrong footage reportedly shows drone interception over Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Source and signal
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