IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran increase

[1LoverofGod]

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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) accepted responsibility for the attack in northern Iraq.

The IRGC announced that they attacked an "intelligence headquarters and gathering place of anti-Iranian terrorist organizations in response to the latest terrorist crimes against Iran's enemies," according to them.

IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran escalate

Several civilians are believed to have died in the attack, with Kurdish regional government officials announcing the death of a prominent businessman and four of his family members.

m.jpost.com

 

[1LoverofGod]

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IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran escalate​

The American consulate in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq was attacked Monday evening by drones belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report on Al Jazeera.

The IRGC took responsibility for the attack in northern Iraq announcing that they had attacked an "intelligence headquarters and gathering place of anti-Iranian terrorist organizations in response to the latest terrorist crimes against Iran's enemies."

The IRGC claimed that it had targeted "three Mossad bases" in the region, despite the fact that the Kurdistan Regional Government had rejected the presence of Israeli intelligence in Iraqi Kurdistan in December.

US officials told Reuters that the attacks had not damaged US facilities and there were no US casualties, they declined to provide further comment.

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IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran escalate

Several civilians are believed to have died in the attack, with Kurdish regional government officials announcing the death of a prominent businessman and four of his family members.

m.jpost.com

Several civilians are believed to have died in the attack, with Kurdish regional government officials announcing the death of a prominent businessman and four of his family members.​

The American consulate in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq was attacked Monday evening by drones belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), according to a report on Al Jazeera.

The IRGC took responsibility for the attack in northern Iraq announcing that they had attacked an "intelligence headquarters and gathering place of anti-Iranian terrorist organizations in response to the latest terrorist crimes against Iran's enemies."
The IRGC claimed that it had targeted "three Mossad bases" in the region, despite the fact that the Kurdistan Regional Government had rejected the presence of Israeli intelligence in Iraqi Kurdistan in December.

IRGC attack US consulate in Iraq as tensions between the US and Iran escalate

Several civilians are believed to have died in the attack, with Kurdish regional government officials announcing the death of a prominent businessman and four of his family members.

m.jpost.com

 

[Kaatje]

Amir on Telegram:

Let it sink - it’s not the militias - Iran itself attacked American targets !

 

[Armor of Light]

This is not the first time, in 2020 another U.S. base was struck by Iranian cruise missiles, and Military personnel suffered head/brain trauma that is not stated in this story https://www.reuters.com/world/middl...l-erbil-northern-iraq-state-media-2022-03-12/

 

[Tall Timbers]

An attack on an embassy is like an attack directly upon a country's own soil. Has there been a peep out of the White House, or from Congress that has the authority to declare war?

 

[Margery]

An attack on an embassy is like an attack directly upon a country's own soil. Has there been a peep out of the White House, or from Congress that has the authority to declare war?

They don't even seem to understand how this emboldens Iran. And it's DRONES which really need to be answered with an overwhelming response at the source of the drones. Because otherwise, they are cheap and expendable and every time someone has to use an expensive conventional weapon, it's bleeding resources.

Britt Gillette had a wonderful video yesterday on the rise of Drone warfare and how they present a far greater risk than people understand. Understand THIS, and You'll Know What's Coming Next...