Author Topic: Missiles target US consulate in Erbil, Iraq - report (Read 879 times)

mountaineer · « **on:** March 12, 2022, 11:52:23 pm »

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Missiles target US consulate in Erbil, Iraq - report
Videos shared on social media reportedly from the scene showed multiple large explosions in the area.
By TZVI JOFFRE
Published: MARCH 13, 2022 00:27
Updated: MARCH 13, 2022 01:49

A number of missiles were fired towards the US consulate in Erbil in northwestern Iraq on Saturday night, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

The governor of Erbil, Omed Khoshnaw, stated that multiple missiles fell in the area, saying it was unclear whether the target was the US consulate or the airport in the city. According to INA, five explosions were heard in the attack.

The health minister of Kurdistan stated that there were no injuries or deaths reported in the attack on Saturday night. ...

Jerusalem Post

Iranian Ballistic Missiles from Tabriz Missile Base which struck the United States Consulate and Airbase in the Iraqi city of Erbil.

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1502779113416929288

mountaineer · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2022, 11:54:44 pm »

You have to appreciate the passive voice reporting on Reuters' part. "Rockets fell" - not "Iran fired missiles at the US consulate."

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Multiple rockets fall in Erbil, northern Iraq -state media
Sat, March 12, 2022, 6:35 PM

CAIRO (Reuters) - Multiple rockets fell in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on Sunday, the state news agency said quoting Erbil's governor.

"No victims or casualties after Erbil blasts," Saman Barzanji, health minister in Iraq's Kurdistan Province, was cited as saying by state television.

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Twitter: "Erbil is under fire... as if Kurds were not Iraqis". ...

Reuters via Yahoo News

mountaineer · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2022, 11:57:59 pm »

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WATCH: Large Ballistic Missiles Slam Into US Base in Iraq, Major Escalation Possible
By Bonchie | Mar 12, 2022 6:40 PM ET

Multiple ballistic missiles have slammed into the US base in Erbil, Iraq, and stunning footage has made its way online showing the bombardment. The scale of the attack and the size of munitions used appears to be far beyond past attacks by militia groups.

Current reports are that the guided munitions were Fateh-110 ballistic missiles, and that they came from Iranian territory. Given the size of the explosions, that seems highly probable.

The weapons system in question is very unlikely to have been used by an Iranian-backed militia group, especially with such accuracy. If these weren’t fired from Syria, and again, the reports are they came from Western Iran, we could be talking about a direct Iranian attack on US forces. It’s probably not a coincidence that this is happening a day after the US and EU suspended negotiations working toward a new JCPOA agreement with Iran. ...

Red State

Gee, it couldn't be that Iran considers the US - and its CiC - particularly weak right now, could it?

Kamaji · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2022, 12:03:20 am »

Quote from: mountaineer on March 12, 2022, 11:57:59 pm

Red State

Gee, it couldn't be that Iran considers the US - and its CiC - particularly weak right now, could it?

Hoodat · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2022, 12:48:23 am »

Iran is telling Biden they want their money. Wonder what the payoff will be this time.

libertybele · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2022, 12:53:37 am »

Quote from: Hoodat on March 13, 2022, 12:48:23 am

Iran is telling Biden they want their money. Wonder what the payoff will be this time.

Iran is telling Joe, they're coming for us -- he's already sold us down the river.

DB · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2022, 01:20:40 am »

Is this the eye of the storm?

libertybele · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2022, 01:33:20 am »

Quote from: DB on March 13, 2022, 01:20:40 am

Is this the eye of the storm?

I think that's a definite possibility.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2022, 01:59:57 am »

I wonder if Biden even knows this has happened.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:14:35 am »

Election Wizard
@ElectionWiz

JUST IN: White House sources say the Biden Administration is planning to unleash a horde of TikTok influencers on Iran as retribution for the missile attack on the U.S. consulate in Erbil.

8:58 PM · Mar 12, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

Hoodat · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:18:56 am »

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 13, 2022, 01:59:57 am

I wonder if Biden even knows this has happened.

Biden doesn't even know what year it is.

mountaineer · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:45:34 am »

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on March 13, 2022, 02:14:35 am

JUST IN: White House sources say the Biden Administration is planning to unleash a horde of TikTok influencers on Iran as retribution for the missile attack on the U.S. consulate in Erbil.

Sad to say, the response probably will be something equally idiotic.

mountaineer · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:21:19 pm »

Americans attacked and their Commander-in-Chief is in Delaware getting a fresh nappie.

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Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
Notice how Iran is not trending?
Must protect the regime.
10:14 AM · Mar 13, 2022·

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
an hour ago

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.
Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck early Sunday near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.

No injuries were reported in the attack, which marked a significant escalation between the U.S. and Iran. Hostility between the longtime foes has often played out in Iraq, whose government is allied with both countries.

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said on its website that it launched the attack against an Israeli “strategic center of conspiracy” in Irbil. It did not elaborate, but in a statement said Israel had itself been on the offensive, citing the recent strike that killed two Revolutionary Guards.

Earlier, a U.S. defense official and Iraqi security officials said the strike was launched from neighboring Iran. ...Associated Press

mountaineer · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2022, 02:51:46 pm »

A couple of members of Congress opine:

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
@RepMTG
Biden is renegotiating the Iran deal & missiles from Iran are fired towards our US consulate in Iraq.
Biden’s weakness is creating a China, Russia, Iran alliance against the US, & they don’t care about your pronouns or offending the climate gods.
Democrats = America Last
11:28 PM · Mar 12, 2022

Bill Johnson
@RepBillJohnson
Iran is launching missiles towards a U.S. consulate, while the Biden admin is negotiating w/ Iran to remove most sanctions on this terrorist-supporting rogue nation & give them billions more to make similar missiles -and fund their nuke program. Go figure!
10:54 AM · Mar 13, 2022

mystery-ak · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2022, 03:01:12 pm »

March 13, 2022
Benghazi II? Biden White House oddly silent about Iran's missile attack in Irbil
By Monica Showalter

While global focus has been on Russia's scorched earth campaign across Ukraine, Iran's malevolent mullahs haven't been napping.

According to the Washington Post:

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BAGHDAD — Iran claimed responsibility Sunday for a barrage of ballistic missiles that hit northern Iraq just after midnight, striking several kilometers from a U.S. compound and drawing sharp condemnation from the Iraqi and U.S. capitals.
The semiofficial Fars news agency said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps had launched “powerful missiles” in response for what it described as “recent crimes of the fake Zionist regime,” an apparent reference to the killing of two of its members last week in Syria, which it has blamed on Israel.

The attack appeared to mark a significant escalation in proxy and political conflicts on Iraqi soil as talks between Iran and the United States over the future of a 2015 nuclear deal shattered by President Donald Trump falter.

Other reports say that it was a U.S. military base or U.S. military/intelligence complex inside Irbil airport, as the WaPo reports, that got hit. Whatever it was, it was close.

more
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/03/benghazi_ii_biden_white_house_oddly_silent_about_irans_missile_attack_in_irbil.html

GtHawk · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2022, 03:03:26 pm »

Quote from: Hoodat on March 13, 2022, 12:48:23 am

Iran is telling Biden they want their money. Wonder what the payoff will be this time.

I think what happened is Joe threatened to send Kamala to them.

mountaineer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2022, 03:07:20 pm »

Quote from: mystery-ak on March 13, 2022, 03:01:12 pm

March 13, 2022
Benghazi II? Biden White House oddly silent about Iran's missile attack in Irbil

Biden's still in Delaware. Currently getting a fresh nappy.

Wingnut · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2022, 03:49:02 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on March 13, 2022, 03:07:20 pm

Biden's still in Delaware. Currently getting a fresh nappy.

The SS report he lost his Binkie and his sippy cup the other day. But dr. Jill found them with his soiled pampers and finger paints.

mystery-ak · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2022, 04:05:19 pm »

A series of missiles were fired Sunday from Iran in the direction of the U.S. consulate in Erbil, Iraq, a senior U.S. official told Fox News.

The missiles numbered as many as 12, The Associated Press reported.

None of the missiles made contact with the consulate, the U.S. official told Fox News.

All U.S. personnel were accounted for at the consulate complex and no casualties were reported near the unmanned consulate in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.

"There is no damage or casualties at any U.S. Government facility," a State Department spokesperson told Fox News. "The incident is being investigated by the government of Iraq and the Kurdish Regional Government and we refer you to them for comment. We condemn this outrageous attack and display of violence."

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/missile-strike-near-us-consulate-in-erbil-iraq-no-american-casualties-reported

mountaineer · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2022, 04:06:33 pm »

Wait, we finally got some sort of response from the US government:

Maybe they should throw in a few hashtags, that should fix everything and let Iran know just how serious we are! #IranIsPoopyPants #DontBombMeBro #TikTokInfluencersSayNoMoreRockets

DB · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2022, 04:08:42 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on March 13, 2022, 04:06:33 pm

Wait, we finally got some sort of response from the US government:

Maybe they should throw in a few hashtags, that should fix everything and let Iran know just how serious we are! #IranIsPoopyPants #DontBombMeBro #TikTokInfluencersSayNoMoreRockets

They're going to get their TikTok stars right on it...

Wingnut · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2022, 04:09:00 pm »

A sternly worded letter. Nice.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2022, 04:12:35 pm »

Very first sentence contradicts the headline.

"firing in the direction of" and "Targeting" are not the same.

Twelve missiles and zero hit the complex? Come on, man.

Hoodat · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2022, 05:24:38 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on March 13, 2022, 04:06:33 pm

Wait, we finally got some sort of response from the US government:

Maybe they should throw in a few hashtags, that should fix everything and let Iran know just how serious we are! #IranIsPoopyPants #DontBombMeBro #TikTokInfluencersSayNoMoreRockets

Yep. The Ambassador says that the assailants must be held accountable, and then no one holds them accountable. It's the Biden doctrine. Meanwhile, the US makes plans to send another plane load of cash to Tehran in exchange for Iran not doing a damn thing to curtail its nuclear program.

Oh, and please sell us oil at $130/bbl.

mountaineer · « **Reply #24 on:** March 13, 2022, 10:17:34 pm »

https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1503034387427999754