2022 Erbil missile attacks

2022 Erbil missile attacks
2022 Erbil missile attacks
Part of Iran–Israel proxy conflict
	Location of Erbil
Location	Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Date	13 March 2022, 1:20 a.m. (local time, UTC+3)
Attack type	Missile attack
Weapons	Fateh-110
Deaths	None (per Kurdish officials); 3 killed (per Iranian media)
Injured	1 civilian (per Kurdish officials); 7 injured (per Iranian media)
Perpetrator	Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps;
Motive	In retaliation to Israeli sabotage operations in Iran

The 2022 Erbil missile attacks occurred on 13 March 2022 when multiple ballistic missiles were launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from East Azerbaijan province, Iran, against the city of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.^[4]^[5]

12 Fateh-110 ballistic missiles were reportedly launched from Iran.^[6] The IRGC said that the target was Israel's "strategic center" in Erbil. Kurdish authorities reported that among the places hit by the missiles were the city's American consulate and a residential neighbourhood. One civilian was confirmed injured by the attack by Kurdish officials.^[1] According to one US official, the targets encompassed buildings where a Mossad cell was suspected of operating, according to a conversation with an Iraqi counterpart.^[7] In reality, the missiles targeted the villa of Baz Karim Barzanji, CEO of KAR Group, a company aimed to supply Turkey and Europe with gas.^[8]

The next day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for the attack.^[9]

^ ^a ^b ^c Ismail, Amina (2022-03-13). "Ballistic missiles hit Iraq's Kurdish capital, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
^ ^a ^b Rasheed, Ahmed; Coskun, Orhan (2022-03-28). "EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
^ "IRGC Claims Responsibility for Missile Attack on Erbil".
^ "Iran Attacks Iraq's Erbil With Missiles in Warning to U.S., Allies". Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
^ Agencies, The New Arab Staff & (March 12, 2022). "Multiple rockets fall in Erbil, northern Iraq, says state news agency". english.alaraby.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ Rogoway, Stetson Payne and Tyler (12 March 2022). "Ballistic Missiles Strike Near U.S. Base in Erbil, Iraq (Updated)". The Drive. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
^ Loveluck, Louisa; Horton, Alex. "After nuclear talks break down, Iran claims ballistic missile attack in Iraq". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022. One U.S. official, citing a conversation with an Iraqi counterpart, said that the targets included houses where a Mossad cell was suspected to have operated.
^ "EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials". Reuters. 28 March 2023.
^ "IRGC confirms it hit Mossad training centers inside Iraqi Kurdistan". Tehran Times. 2022-03-13. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[:0-1] Ismail, Amina (2022-03-13). "Ballistic missiles hit Iraq's Kurdish capital, Iran's Revolutionary Guard claim responsibility". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

[Rasheed-2] Rasheed, Ahmed; Coskun, Orhan (2022-03-28). "EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-10-27.

[3] "IRGC Claims Responsibility for Missile Attack on Erbil".

[4] "Iran Attacks Iraq's Erbil With Missiles in Warning to U.S., Allies". Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

[5] Agencies, The New Arab Staff & (March 12, 2022). "Multiple rockets fall in Erbil, northern Iraq, says state news agency". english.alaraby.co.uk. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[6] Rogoway, Stetson Payne and Tyler (12 March 2022). "Ballistic Missiles Strike Near U.S. Base in Erbil, Iraq (Updated)". The Drive. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

[7] Loveluck, Louisa; Horton, Alex. "After nuclear talks break down, Iran claims ballistic missile attack in Iraq". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022. One U.S. official, citing a conversation with an Iraqi counterpart, said that the targets included houses where a Mossad cell was suspected to have operated.

[8] "EXCLUSIVE Iran struck Iraq target over gas talks involving Israel - officials". Reuters. 28 March 2023.

[9] "IRGC confirms it hit Mossad training centers inside Iraqi Kurdistan". Tehran Times. 2022-03-13. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

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