Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Claims Drone and Missile Attacks on US Bases in Iraq
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- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missile and drone attacks on US military facilities in Erbil, in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
- The IRGC claimed the strikes damaged installations, destroyed a maintenance center and storage facilities, set fuel facilities ablaze and killed several US soldiers, although those claims were not independently verified.
- The US military’s Central Command said it had conducted strikes against targets linked to the IRGC, while Iranian media reported explosions at several locations in southern Iran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched missiles and drones at US military bases in Erbil, presenting the operation as retaliation for overnight American strikes on Iran.
The IRGC claimed its attacks damaged several installations and pieces of military equipment at US facilities in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region. It said a maintenance center and storage facilities for technical equipment had been destroyed.
The Iranian force also said the guidance system of an American surveillance balloon inside one of the bases was hit. It claimed fuel storage facilities caught fire and that several US soldiers were killed. Those claims have not been independently verified.
The US military’s Central Command said late Tuesday that it had launched strikes against targets belonging to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. After the US announcement, Iranian media reported explosions on Qeshm Island and in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Chabahar and Konarak.
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Originally published by Arab Times in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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