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Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq and Syria citing security threats

Emergency teams carry out search and rescue operations after missiles target Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024 [Karzan Mohammad Othman/Anadolu Agency]

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” in Iraq’s Kurdish region and hit targets allegedly linked to ISIL (ISIS) in northern Syria, saying it was defending its security and countering terrorism.

At least eight explosions were heard in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, early on Tuesday. Four people were killed and six were wounded, the regional security council said.

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