Last minute: A statement was made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the KRG regarding the missile attack on Erbil.
1 PERSON INJURED
In the statement, it was announced that some buildings and houses were damaged as a result of the attack, but no loss of life was reported, and it was stated that a citizen was slightly injured.
In the statement, it was announced that the security forces had launched an investigation into the attack.
The KRG Anti-Terrorism Unit announced that Erbil was attacked with 12 ballistic missiles from outside Iraq.
The Anti-Terrorism Unit made a statement on the attack on its official Facebook account, “The capital Erbil was attacked with ballistic missiles from outside the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.” it was said.
In the statement, which stated that the attack was “directed from the east”, it was recorded that the incident took place at 01.00 at night and 12 ballistic missiles targeted a neighborhood in the direction of the US consulate in Erbil.
“MANY MISSILE ATTACKS”
Lawk Ghafuri, Head of Foreign Media Relations of KRG, said in a statement on his Twitter account, “Tonight, many attacks in Erbil were carried out with missiles and none of the missiles hit the new US consulate under construction in Erbil. However, the areas around the campus were hit by missiles.” made his statements.
In addition, according to the news in the Erbil-based broadcaster “Kurdistan 24”, it was noted that the damage occurred due to missiles falling near the television channel.
It was announced that flights at International Erbil Airport continued as normal.