{"id":1380653,"date":"2022-03-15T14:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T18:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1380653"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:06:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T18:06:03","slug":"iran-claims-missile-attack-on-iraqi-kurds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-claims-missile-attack-on-iraqi-kurds\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Claims Missile Attack on Iraqi Kurds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-claims-missile-attack-on-iraqi-kurds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1380653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Sunday formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2022\/03\/13\/dozen-missiles-fired-from-iran-strike-near-u-s-consulate-in-iraq\/\">took<\/a> responsibility for the <\/span><span>missile attack<\/span><span> on Erbil, the capital of Iraq\u2019s Kurdistan Region. The IRGC is the theocratically-controlled wing of the Iranian military and has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunday\u2019s attack involved a dozen ballistic missiles, some of which struck near the U.S. consular complex. It was the first Iranian attack against U.S. facilities since Iran retaliated for the liquidation of IRGC terrorist mastermind Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The IRGC statement said its missiles targeted Israeli facilities in Erbil, implying the strike was retaliation for two IRGC officers <\/span><span>allegedly<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/syria-says-two-civilians-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-near-damascus\/\"><span> killed<\/span><\/a><span> by an Israeli airstrike on Syria last week. Israel periodically conducts such strikes against Iran-backed militia groups in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA strategic center for conspiracy and mischiefs of the Zionists was targeted by powerful precision missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,\u201d the IRGC statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOnce again, we warn the criminal Zionist regime that the repetition of any mischief will face harsh, decisive and destructive responses,\u201d the IRGC said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cWe also assure the great nation of Iran that the security and peace of the Islamic homeland is the red line of the Iranian armed forces and they will not allow anyone to threaten or attack it,\u201d they added.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18653098\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/Iraqi-Prime-Minister-Mustafa-Al-Kadhimi-getty.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during a joint press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin on October 20, 2020. (Photo by STEFANIE LOOS\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ina.iq\/eng\/18137-al-kadhimi-the-attack-against-erbil-is-a-violation-to-the-security-of-our-people.html\"><span>denounced<\/span><\/a><span> the Iranian attack as an act of terror on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe aggression which targeted the dear city of Erbil and spread fear amongst its inhabitants is an attack on the security of our people,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kadhimi said he is coordinating his response with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur security forces will investigate and stand firm against any threats towards our people,\u201d Kadhimi said. Kadhimi and Barzani <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iraqi-pm-kurdish-officials-inspect-erbil-site-hit-by-iranian-missiles\/\"><span>inspected<\/span><\/a><span> the site of the missile attack on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Iranian regime defiantly stated on Monday that it will not \u201ctolerate\u201d Iraq allegedly becoming a \u201ccenter for sabotage, conspiracy, and sending terrorist groups to Iran.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIran expects the central government of Iraq to end this situation once and for all and not allow its borders to be abused,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/iraqi-pm-kurdish-officials-inspect-erbil-site-hit-by-iranian-missiles\/\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran on Sunday formally took responsibility for the missile attack on Erbil, the capital of Iraq\u2019s Kurdistan Region. 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