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Iran has attacked Iraq with ballistic missiles, US official says

A dozen ballistic missiles struck Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan at 1am on Sunday, reportedly targeting the US consulate’s new building.

Andra Maciuca by Andra Maciuca
2022-03-13 11:26
in News, World News
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Iran has launched missiles to Iraq’s Kurdistan region, a US official has said.

The official’s announcement made to Reuters comes after a dozen ballistic missiles struck Erbil at 1am on Sunday, reportedly targeting the US consulate’s new building.

An Iranian state-TV journalist in Iraq said the missiles targeted “secret Israeli bases”.

Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani

Although the neighbouring residential area was also hit, the Kurdish interior ministry said there has only been material damage and one civilian was injured.

A spokesperson for the US State Department said no Americans were hurt and there was no damage to American government facilities, but called it an “outrageous attack”.

In January 2020, Iran targetted US forces at Erbil’s international airport, after US killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani at Baghdad airport.

Stop the War convenor Lindsey German said at the time: “The assassination of General Soleimani was a provocative act that has taken us terrifyingly close to a new war in the Middle East.

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“The situation remains critical. We need to mount maximum pressure on our government and on the Trump administration to prevent further escalation.”

And Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament general secretary Kate Hudson said: “US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the re-imposition of crippling sanctions on the Iranian economy and the US extra-judicial killing in a sovereign state are all steps to war.

“The danger of war remains high and the Prime Minister must exert every influence to ensure a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

“Unless the sanctions are lifted, war and nuclear proliferation are a real threat. Britain must do more to alleviate the sanctions and push to salvage the Iran nuclear deal.”

Jeremy Corbyn said previous US strike in Iraq was ‘illegal’

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the killing of Soleimani was an “illegal” act, claiming the US drone strike violated international law.

He told Sky News: “All I’m saying is that to assassinate an official of a foreign government in a third country, in this case Iraq, is illegal under any law and the US, if it wants the world to stand by international law – must stand by international law itself.”

“What I’m saying is the only way forward if we believe in international law is to abide by international law. This is a provocative act, which has made the whole world a much more dangerous place,” he added.

No American troops were killed but many had head injuries as a result of the attack, which US officials said were carried out by Iran-aligned militia groups.

Although there haven’t been similar attacks since, Iraq, just like Syria, is often a battleground for the US and Iran.

Iran-linked forces have frequently been accused of attacking US forces and diplomatic places, something Iran denies.

On Monday, two members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps have been killed by an Israeli air strike in Syria, which the group vowed to retaliate for, according to Iranian state media.

Related: Watch: Corbyn lays out his position and solutions on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

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