An American national was killed in the Iranian strikes which targeted Wednesday, September 28, in Kurdistan of Iraq, armed groups of the Iranian Kurdish opposition, we learned Thursday from the American diplomacy.
"
We can confirm that a US citizen was killed by rocket fire in the Kurdistan region of Iraq yesterday
," State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
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“
We condemn Iran's violation of Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity
,” he added, adding that the United States “
will continue to apply sanctions and take other measures in order to put an end to Iran's destabilizing activities in the region
".
He refused to give any details about this American citizen or the exact circumstances of his death, citing "
family considerations
".
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Claimed by Tehran, these bombings left "
13 dead - including a pregnant woman - and 58 injured, mostly civilians, including children under 10
," the Iraqi Kurdistan anti-terrorist services announced on Wednesday.
Iraqi Kurdistan hosts several Iranian Kurdish opposition groups which historically have waged an armed insurrection against Tehran, although in recent years their activities have been on the decline.
These Iranian strikes come in a tense context in Iran, where nocturnal demonstrations have taken place daily in the country since the death on September 16 of Mahsa Amini, a young woman of 22 years arrested by the morality police.
