Citing Security Threats Iran Launches Missiles Against Targets In Northern Iraq And Syria

Daily Mail: Iranian airstrikes rock US consulate in Iraqi city of Erbil as terrifying footage shows four ballistic missiles exploding on nearby compound it claims is Israeli 'spy HQ': Four civilians are killed

* Four people killed and six injured after missiles hit near the US consulate in Erbil

* The missiles were fired by Iran and struck a suspected Israeli 'spy HQ', Iran said

Iran fired missiles late on Monday at what it claimed were Israeli 'spy headquarters' near the US consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria.

Four civilians were killed and six injured after missiles hit an upscale area near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the seat of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, according to the security council of the Kurdish regional government.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement that it had hit a headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, in the Kurdish region of Iraq.

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Citing Security Threats Iran Launches Missiles Against Targets In Northern Iraq And Syria

Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate -- ABC News/AP

Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base -- CNN

Iran strike sparks dispute with Iraq as fears of regional upheaval grow -- Reuters

Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq and Syria citing security threats -- Al Jazeera

Iran fires missiles at ‘terrorists and spies’ near US consulate -- RT

US State Department issues condemnation of Iran’s attacks in Erbil -- FOX News

US condemns Iran for 'reckless' missile strikes on northern Iraq -- BBC

Iraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil -- AP

Iraq vows to take Iran to UN after attack on Israeli ‘spy base’ -- The Guardian

Iraq recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iranian missiles strike Kurdish region -- France 24