Iran’s IRGC strikes 'spy centers' in Iraq with ballistic missiles
The IRGC also said it struck Syria in response to the recent ISIS attack in Iran.
Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed an attack on “spy centers” in Iraq and ISIS targets in Syria on Monday night, constituting a major escalation in the regional conflict as the Israel-Hamas war marks 100 days.
Reuters reported that explosions were heard around 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Erbil — the capital of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq — close to the US consulate at 11:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET). Two civilians were killed and five were injured, according to the outlet.
BREAKING: Iran fires ballistic missiles at Erbil in northern Iraq, sirens heard at the U.S. Consulate https://t.co/HpUOSnJ9d8
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Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Hemn Hawrami said in a post on X that prominent businessman Peshraw Dizaiy was killed in the attacks alongside four members of his family.
No US facilities were impacted, two US officials told Al-Monitor's Pentagon correspondent Jared Szuba.
