Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility (abcnews.go.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 23:15
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it was targeting “the headquarters of spies.”

Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting the “headquarters of spies” and “anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region” with ballistic missiles.

Four people were killed in the IRGC bombings, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.

There were no coalition forces or American forces killed in the bombing of Erbil, the Iraqi security source told ABC News.

“No US facilities were impacted. We’re not tracking damage to infrastructure or injuries at this time,” a U.S. official told ABC News.

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McDropout@lemmy.world on 15 Jan 2024 23:58 next collapse

Truly world war 3 innit 😮‍💨

Lightrider@lemmynsfw.com on 16 Jan 2024 01:36 next collapse

The fuckingcapitalists and goddamnedfascists are going to destroy the world for no reason

AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Jan 2024 02:32 next collapse

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks

Do they mean Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or is this a different group?

Mango@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 2024 05:21 collapse

Good Iran. Always being responsible. I respect responsibility.