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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A committee has been formed by the order of Iraq’s prime minister to look into the armed groups threatening the Kurdistan Region, the spokesperson to the Joint Operations Command told Rudaw on Sunday.
“There has recently been an uptick in attacks on the Kurdistan Region, first from Turkey, then Iran, and now that attack with a drone,” Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji told Rudaw, adding that the Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has tasked National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji to form a committee looking into these attacks.
“The duty of this committee will be to look into the armed groups in that region who are threatening the Region,” he said. “The committee will also work on setting up a mechanism to prevent the repetition of such incidents.”
Erbil airport was attacked with two explosive-laden drones late Saturday night. One of the drones detonated inside the airport perimeter and another outside the perimeter, US-led coalition spokesperson Colonel Wayne Marotto said, adding that there were “no injuries and no property damage.”
“It is too early to say the drones came from inside or outside [the Kurdistan Region], we have to wait for the investigations to end,” Khafaji said. “This attack has been fully condemned, we will not allow vital places to be targeted, nor will we allow our land to be used to threaten other parties.”
Erbil has been targeted in several rocket and drone attacks this year. Previous attacks were blamed on Iranian-backed Iraqi militias who have demanded United States forces withdraw from Iraq. US forces are stationed at the airport.
Drones hit the airport in July but no casualties were reported. Four explosive-laden drones hit locations northeast of Erbil in June, causing material damage to citizens’ houses.
The airport was also hit by an explosives-laden drone in mid-April, two months after multiple rockets hit the city in which two people died and 13 others were injured.
“There has recently been an uptick in attacks on the Kurdistan Region, first from Turkey, then Iran, and now that attack with a drone,” Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji told Rudaw, adding that the Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has tasked National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji to form a committee looking into these attacks.
“The duty of this committee will be to look into the armed groups in that region who are threatening the Region,” he said. “The committee will also work on setting up a mechanism to prevent the repetition of such incidents.”
Erbil airport was attacked with two explosive-laden drones late Saturday night. One of the drones detonated inside the airport perimeter and another outside the perimeter, US-led coalition spokesperson Colonel Wayne Marotto said, adding that there were “no injuries and no property damage.”
“It is too early to say the drones came from inside or outside [the Kurdistan Region], we have to wait for the investigations to end,” Khafaji said. “This attack has been fully condemned, we will not allow vital places to be targeted, nor will we allow our land to be used to threaten other parties.”
Erbil has been targeted in several rocket and drone attacks this year. Previous attacks were blamed on Iranian-backed Iraqi militias who have demanded United States forces withdraw from Iraq. US forces are stationed at the airport.
Drones hit the airport in July but no casualties were reported. Four explosive-laden drones hit locations northeast of Erbil in June, causing material damage to citizens’ houses.
The airport was also hit by an explosives-laden drone in mid-April, two months after multiple rockets hit the city in which two people died and 13 others were injured.
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