Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims it struck an American radar installation in Erbil, northern Iraq, using a drone, according to a single report from an Arabic-language channel. The claim has not been independently verified and no damage or casualties have been reported.
The IRGC has claimed a drone attack on an American radar facility in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, as reported by an Arabic-language the source affiliated with the Iranian corps. This claim comes amid a wave of IRGC statements over the past 72 hours asserting strikes on US assets across the region, including at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and the Al-Azraq base in Jordan — all as yet unverified by independent sources.
The Erbil area has seen repeated security incidents in recent days: on June 10, a loud explosion was heard near the US base in the city following an attempted drone attack, and an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp north of Erbil was hit by explosive drones on June 8.
The pattern of unverified IRGC claims of long-range strikes — reported as far away as Bahrain and Kuwait — has continued as the US conducts an apparent wave of strikes inside Iran, according to earlier analysis. The radar strike claim here follows the same single-source, unconfirmed pattern, and as The Zioneer reported on June 10, multiple IRGC claims from similar channels this week have not been corroborated by US, Iraqi, or allied military sources.
3 developments
- DevelopingReports: Iranian-backed militias drone-strike US bases in northern Iraq
- StrongIranian quadcopters spotted over Iraq; reports of strike in Iran
- DevelopingReports: Iranian drone strikes Kurdish opposition targets in northern Iraq
- StrongIran claims strikes hit Kurdish opposition headquarters in Erbil
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