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Iran strike on Iraq signals defiance to US allies in region - officials, experts say

Billed by Tehran as a warning to Israel, Sunday's attack on an Iraqi city was also a pointed reminder of Iran's armed clout for its U.S. and Arab foes at a delicate moment for the Islamic Republic, Iraqi and Western officials and independent analysts say.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Iranian Militias Switch Positions in Syria

After a dozen ballistic missiles struck Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iranian militias across Syria undertook redeployment and repositioning operations. The attack against Erbil had also targeted the US consulate’s new building on Saturday evening. In the western Euphrates region, Iranian-backed militias in Al-Bokamal and its desert, Al-Mayadeen…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Iran's Shamkhani Links Erbil Attack to Vienna Talks

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani implicitly linked diplomatic efforts at the Vienna talks for reviving the nuclear agreement, and the Revolutionary Guards adopting a “ballistic missile” attack on Erbil against what Tehran labeled as “Israeli centers.” Shamkhani pointed to Iran using both the field and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

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Iran Says it Had Warned Iraq Many Times About Threats

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to conduct attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. He was speaking one day after Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil with a dozen ballistic missiles in an…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

Iran foreign min spokesperson, on Erbil attack, says Tehran had warned Iraq many times about threats to Iran

Tehran had warned Iraqi authorities many times that its territory should not be used by third parties to lead attacks against Iran, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

Kadhimi: Iraq Should Not Become Stage for Settling ‘External Scores’

Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during which he stressed that his country should not become "a stage for settling external scores", his media office said on Twitter late on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Iran attacked Iraq's northern city…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

OIC Condemns Missile Attack on Iraq’s Erbil

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned on Sunday in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. Secretary-General of OIC Hussein Ibrahim Taha affirmed his organization's stand and solidarity with Iraq in the measures it takes to protect its security.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Missile Attack on Erbil

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Sunday a missile attack on Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said the Kingdom stands by Iraq in its measures to protect its security and stability. It also rejected all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

US Says Supports Iraq, Other Middle East Partners after Iran Attack

The United States condemned on Sunday an Iranian attack on Iraq's northern city of Erbil and backs Baghdad and governments across the region in the face of threats from Tehran, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said. "We will support the Government of Iraq in holding Iran accountable, and we…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2022

U.S. says supports Iraq, other Middle East partners after Iran attack

The United States condemned on Sunday an Iranian attack on Iraq's northern city of Erbil and backs Baghdad and governments across the region in the face of threats from Tehran, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said.

Reuters · Mar 14, 2022

U.S. working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities - Sullivan

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday condemned Iran's ballistic missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, and said Washington was working to help Iraq get missile defense capabilities to defend itself.

Reuters · Mar 13, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claims missile attack on Iraq

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it carried out a missile strike on what it called an Israeli “strategic center” in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, according to a statement on the group’s official news portal, Sepah News.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2022

Iraq Summons Iran’s Ambassador Over Erbil Attack

Iraq's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Sunday to protest against a ballistic missile attack on its northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, state news agency INA reported. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for a dozen ballistic missiles that struck Erbil in the early hours of Sunday, Iranian state…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

GCC Condemns Terrorist Missile Attack on Iraq’s Erbil

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has condemned the terrorist missile attack on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil early Sunday. The secretary general expressed the solidarity of the GCC with Iraq in fighting terrorism and enhancing its security…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

France: Missile Strike on Erbil Creates Risk for Iran Talks

France's foreign ministry said on Sunday that a ballistic missile strike on Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil threatened efforts to conclude nuclear talks with Iran. The strike, for which Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) has claimed responsibility, also threatened stability in Iraq and the wider region, the foreign ministry's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Take Responsibility for Attack on Erbil

Iran's Revolutionary Guards released on Sunday a statement taking responsibility for missile attacks against Israeli "strategic centers" in Iraq's northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iran's state media reported. "Any repetition of attacks by Israel will be met with a harsh, decisive and destructive response," the statement said, Reuters reported.…

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2022

Iraq: Dozen ballistic missiles hit Kurdish capital Erbil, no casualties

Iraqi officials claim missiles were fired from Iran

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2022

Missiles Fired on Iraq's Erbil Were Launched from Iran, Says US Official

A dozen ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq struck the country's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, Kurdish officials said, adding there were no casualties. The attack was launched from Iran, a US official told Reuters.

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Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2022

Iranian Guards claim ballistic missile attacks in Erbil

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim the missile attacks, saying it targeted Israeli ‘strategic centre’ in Iraq.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2022

Missiles land near US consulate in northern Iraq city of Erbil

US and Iraqi officials say there were no reports of casualties from the attack, which one official said was launched from Iran

Axios · Mar 13, 2022

Report: Missiles may have targeted U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq

"There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. Government facility," a State Department spokesperson told Axios.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

Iran attacks Iraq's Erbil with missiles in warning to U.S., allies

Iran attacked Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Sunday with a dozen ballistic missiles in an unprecedented assault on the capital of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region that appeared to target the United States and its allies.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2022

Kurdish Sisters Help Boost Iraq to Weightlifting Victory

In Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, sisters Ines, Israa and Oshin Muhsin have inherited a hefty mantle from their late father, using it to take their country to weightlifting glory. "We want to write the history of women's sports and preserve our father's" memory, Ines told AFP. At just 20, she…

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022

‘I feel free when I run’: the young women enjoying a sense of freedom in Iraq

Displaced Iraqi girls stuck in camps are getting a taste of independence by running, hiking and kickboxing, thanks to a programme teaching them about sport and confidence

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

Iraqi Federal Court Deems Kurdish Oil and Gas Law Unconstitutional

Iraq's federal court on Tuesday deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional, according to a document seen by Reuters. The Kurdish regional government (KRG) has been developing oil and gas resources independently of the federal government, and in 2007 enacted its own law…

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