ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Drone and missile attacks targeting sites in the Kurdistan Region’s Erbil and Sulaimani provinces late Saturday and early Sunday killed two people and wounded others, authorities said.
The attacks targeted multiple locations, including Erbil International Airport, the Peshmerga Unit 70 Command in Sulaimani, the United Nations office, the Turkish consulate in the city, and a camp belonging to the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan.
Iran-aligned Iraqi armed groups that identify themselves as part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq have claimed responsibility for attacks on the Kurdistan Region since the start of the conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel last week, saying they are striking US positions. However, the attacks have also affected civilian infrastructure across the Region.
Erbil International Airport
Throughout Saturday, several drones were directed toward Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Most of them were intercepted by air defense systems.
One of the incidents resulted in the death of an Erbil International Airport security employee and the wounding of three others.
“The defense system worked, but a piece of one of those destroyed drones fell near the security personnel rest area, causing the martyrdom of an airport security employee,” Erbil Governor Omed Xoshnaw told Rudaw.