Iranian forces are conducting a high rate of fire toward Kurdish targets in the city of Erbil, northern Iraq, according to Yair Goldblatt, an Israeli security and Middle East analyst. The specific targets and extent of the attack remain unverified.
Iranian forces are continuing a high rate of fire toward Kurdish targets in the Erbil area of northern Iraq, according to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt, who reported the ongoing activity at around 00:51 Jerusalem on Tuesday. The report comes just minutes after initial reports of the attack emerged, indicating that the assault has not yet ceased.
The first reports of the attack reached The Zioneer at 00:30 Jerusalem, when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was said to have launched missile and drone strikes on Kurdish positions. By the same minute, reports had specified that Kurdish opposition headquarters were targeted, and an unverified claim emerged that at least 17 people were killed in one of the dozens of bases hit. The source quality has evolved from a single unconfirmed report to a corroborating statement from an analyst, but no independent verification has been provided.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Iranian strikes on Kurdish opposition groups in the Erbil area are a recurring pattern. On June 7, the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) released footage of Iranian missile strikes on its bases. On June 8, missiles were observed over northern Iraq, and US air defenses intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile and drones in the same region. On June 16, blasts in Erbil were suspected to be Iranian activity. The current attack appears to be the latest in a series of Iranian operations targeting Kurdish opposition groups operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
The specific targets hit, the extent of damage, and any casualty figures remain unverified. No official confirmation has been issued by Iranian or Iraqi authorities. The situation is developing.
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