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On Tuesday, an Iraqi militia loyal to Iran claimed responsibility for the missile attack that targeted the Erbil airport and its environs in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday night, killing an American contractor and wounding 6 others. including a soldier.
A statement issued by what is known as "Saraya Awliya al-Dam" is a "At exactly 9:15 p.m. tonight, his men in Saraya Al-Dam were able to carry out a qualitative operation against the American occupation in our beloved north. Their targets were precisely behind the CRAM system and the occupation shells failed to intercept them. which caused serious damage to the occupation vehicles, warehouses and aircraft and many victims among its occupant elements".
And the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that there were injuries when launching a series of rockets against the city of Erbil and its surroundings.
The ministry said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Monday, that at 9:30 p.m. today, several rockets were launched towards the city of Erbil and its surroundings, where they landed in several places, and according to preliminary information, there are several injured.
Anti-aircraft missiles from the international coalition fired at the airport.
A reporter reported "Sky News Arabia"Helicopters from US forces flew over Erbil airport and around the city, searching for missile sources.
Video images broadcast by local television channels showed destroyed cars and broken glass covering an area where one of the shells fell.
Iraqi President Barham Salih said that attacking Erbil and its airport represents "Dangerous climbing and terrorist act"He saw this as part of attempts to plunge the country into chaos.
و: ضاف:" We have no choice but to firmly strengthen our efforts to eradicate the forces of terror and attempts to plunge the country into chaos.".
وتابع "It is the battle of the state and sovereignty against terrorism and outlaws.".
And Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi led the formation of a joint investigative committee on the attack on the Erbil airport, according to the official news agency.
Security Media Cell stated in a statement that "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces led the formation of a joint investigation committee with the competent authorities in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, to find out the part behind the accident of several missiles at the Erbil International Airport and its approach on Monday by the night, injuring several people.
On September 30, six Katyusha rockets landed near the Erbil airport, an attack that the Iraqi Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service blamed on Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite armed groups.
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A spokesman for the US Department of Defense said that a US civilian contractor was killed in the missile attack on the Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, while six other Americans were injured, including a soldier.
In addition, a spokesperson for the Coalition Joint Forces – Operation Inherent Resolve, Colonel Wayne Maruto, stated that initial reports indicate that “indirect fire fell on coalition forces in Erbil tonight. One civilian contractor was killed, five contractors civilians were injured and an American soldier was injured. “More information below.”
On Tuesday, an Iraqi militia loyal to Iran claimed responsibility for the missile attack that targeted the Erbil airport and its environs in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday night, killing an American contractor and wounding 6 others. including a soldier.
A statement issued by what is known as the “Awliya Al-Dam Brigades” said that “at exactly 9:15 this afternoon, his men from the Awliya al-Dam Brigades managed to carry out a qualitative operation against the US occupation. in our beloved to the north, as we approached the occupation base (Al-Harir) in Erbil. With a distance of 7 kilometers, we were able to direct a devastating attack of 24 missiles that precisely hit their targets after the CRAM system and the occupation missiles failed to intercept them, resulting in serious damage to the occupation vehicles, warehouses and aircraft and many casualties among its occupying elements. “
And the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that there were injuries when launching a series of rockets against the city of Erbil and its surroundings.
The ministry said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Monday, that at 9:30 p.m. today, several rockets were launched towards the city of Erbil and its surroundings, where they landed in several places, and according to preliminary information, there are several injured.
Anti-aircraft missiles from the international coalition fired at the airport.
A Sky News Arabia correspondent reported that US helicopters flew over Erbil airport and the surrounding area, searching for the sources of the missiles.
Video images broadcast by local television channels showed destroyed cars and broken glass covering an area where one of the shells fell.
Iraqi President Barham Salih said that attacking Erbil and its airport represents a “dangerous escalation and a terrorist act”, regarding this as part of attempts to plunge the country into chaos.
And announced the Ministry of the Interior of the provincial government. Kurdistan: injured by several rockets fired at the city of Erbil and its suburbs.
The ministry stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Monday, that at half past nine tonight, several Rockets Towards the city of Erbil and its surroundings, where it fell in many places, and according to preliminary information, there are several injured.
In addition, a spokesperson for Joint Coalition Forces – Operation Colonel Wayne Maruto firmly resolved that initial reports "Indirect fire fell on coalition forces Erbil Tonight. One civilian contractor was killed, 5 civilian contractors were injured, and one US soldier was injured. More information below".
The Iraqi Prime Minister drew Mustafa Al-Kazemi The formation of a joint investigative committee on the attack on the Erbil airport, according to the official news agency.
Security Media Cell stated in a statement that "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces led the formation of a joint investigation committee with the competent authorities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, to find out the part behind the accident of several missiles at Erbil International Airport and its approaching the Monday night, leading to injuries to multiple people.
Today Monday, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Hoshyar Zebari, considered the attack that targeted the Erbil airport and its surroundings as an escalation and aggression, saying that the perpetrators will face the consequences.
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He added: “We have no choice but to firmly strengthen our efforts to eradicate the forces of terror and attempts to plunge the country into chaos.”
“It is the battle of the state and sovereignty against terrorism and outlaws,” he said.
And Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi led the formation of a joint investigative committee on the attack on the Erbil airport, according to the official news agency.
Security Media Cell stated in a statement that “the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces led the formation of a joint investigation committee with the competent authorities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, to find out who is behind the accident that several missiles fell on Erbil International Airport and its approaches on Monday night, leading to several injuries.
On September 30, six Katyusha rockets landed near Erbil airport, an attack that the Iraqi Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service attributed to Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite armed groups.
