Explosions reported near US Consulate in Iraq; Iran claims responsibility

Written by on January 16, 2024

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed it was targeting "the headquarters of spies."

January 15, 2024, 8:31 PM ET

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Several explosions were reported near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq, an Iraqi security source told ABC News.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps quickly took responsibility for the attacks, saying it was targeting the "headquarters of spies" and "anti-Iranian terrorist gatherings in parts of the region" with ballistic missiles.

Four people were killed, and six were injured in the attack, the Kurdistan Regional . . .



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