ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - More than 13,000 targets have been struck by US forces across Iran since the onset of the joint campaign by Washington and Tel Aviv against Tehran in late February, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported Tuesday, noting that the operation aims to dismantle Iran’s “security apparatus.”
CENTCOM stated that, since the start of Operation Epic Fury - initiated under the direction of US President Donald Trump - its forces have struck more than 13,000 targets across Iran and “damaged or destroyed” over 155 Iranian vessels, focusing on locations deemed to “pose an imminent threat.”
The targeted sites include command and control centers, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, intelligence facilities, integrated air defense systems, and ballistic missile installations.
Additional targets have included naval vessels and submarines, anti-ship missile systems, military communications infrastructure, drone and missile production facilities, weapons storage bunkers, surface-to-air systems, and other military support infrastructure.
The US and Israel launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran on February 28.
CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper stated in late March that the operation aims to “eliminate Iran’s ability to project power in meaningful ways beyond its borders.”
In response, Tehran has carried out thousands of drone and missile strikes across the Middle East, targeting alleged US assets - particularly in Gulf Arab states - as well as launching retaliatory attacks against Israel.
The Iranian response has also involved Iraqi armed groups aligned with the Tehran-led ‘Axis of Resistance,’ with several factions claiming responsibility for attacks on purported US targets in the region, including in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
According to Rudaw tracking as of Monday, the Kurdistan Region has endured a total of 678 drone and missile attacks, including 540 targeting Erbil province, 111 in Sulaimani, and two in Halabja in the eastern part of the Region, while 25 attacks were recorded in northern Duhok province.