Iran claimed responsibility for offensive in Iraq and threatened Israel: "The response will be devastating"
The Revolutionary Guards warned that if Israel attacked their forces again, the response would be "harsh, decisive and destructive."
Twelve missiles have been fired at the Kurdish capital of Iraq, and Tehran claims they are aimed at "secret bases" of Israel.
Guy Elster
13/03/2022
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 12:37 Updated: 12:46
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards today (Sunday) claimed responsibility for the missile attack in Iraq and threatened Israel that if it attacked its forces again, it would respond with a "harsh, decisive and destructive" response.
Last week, two Revolutionary Guards officers were killed in an attack in Syria, which was attributed to Israel, and the organization promised revenge.
In Israel, there has been an increase in alertness in response.
According to US and Iraqi sources, at least 12 missiles were fired at the US consulate in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, but Tehran claimed that they were aimed at "secret Israeli bases" in the area.
Some of the missiles directly hit the new consulate building, but there were no casualties.
Some of the missiles caused damage to the offices of the local TV channel "Kudristan 24".
On social media, residents posted videos of several large explosions that flashed in the area's skies.
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At least 12 missiles were fired at the US Consulate in Arbil in northern Iraq on March 13, 2002 (Photo: screenshot, social media documentation)
A U.S. State Department spokesman said it was an "outrageous attack," but said there were no U.S. casualties and no damage was done to U.S. facilities in Arbil.
U.S. forces stationed at the international airport complex in the region have previously been attacked by rockets or drones launched by U.S. officials by pro-Iranian militias. However, in recent months, calm has been maintained in the area.
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