ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — At least three rockets fired by unknown forces have landed near Peshmerga forces in the vicinity of Altun Kupri, a town located on the Kirkuk-Erbil border, according to a Peshmerga commander in Kirkuk province. No casualties have been reported, Nure Hama Ali, a commander in west Kirkuk, told Rudaw. The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Peshmerga confirmed the attack later in a statement, saying "a number of rockets were directed at the Peshmerga bases in Nabi Awa village but did not cause any harm to Peshmerga and their bases." No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Ismail Falah, a resident of the town, told Rudaw over the phone that he has been hearing shooting in his vicinity, adding that he can see a large number of security forces in the area. Rockets have struck multiple locations in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in recent months, largely believed to have been launched by militias affiliated to Iran-backed units of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF or Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic). A spate of rockets were fired at the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil in mid-February, killing two and injuring several others.
