Today, Monday, the United States condemned the missile attack that targeted the Erbil oil refinery yesterday, causing damage to it. The US embassy said in a statement that the attacks in Iraq are an assault on the country’s sovereignty and harm the Iraqi citizens, stressing that Washington stands with the Iraqis and will continue to work to ensure the security, stability and sovereignty of Baghdad.
Earlier, the security of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq accused the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq militias and the Shabak mobilization of bombing an oil refinery in Erbil, while the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said that his country’s forces would pursue the perpetrators of the cowardly attack in the Khabat district of Erbil governorate.
After the attack, Al-Kazemi added, “These crimes will increase our strength and determination to defeat terrorism.”
and target missile attack On Sunday evening, Khabat district in Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq.
The Anti-Terrorism Service in the Kurdistan Region announced 6 missiles fell Near Badinani River in Khabat District in Erbil Governorate, while sources confirmed that these missiles are Katyushas.
Destruction caused by a previous missile attack in Erbil last March
According to Al-Arabiya correspondent, the missiles fell on an oil complex in the Erbil governorate. The losses and damages caused by the attack are not yet known.
For its part, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said today, Monday, that the missile targeting of the Erbil oil refinery on the eve of Eid al-Fitr is another “disturbing” development.
On her Twitter account, she called on Iraq’s leaders “to confront such aggressive acts that seek to destabilize the country’s security and stability.”
Three Katyusha rockets fell in early April in Khabat district, and the Security Media Cell stated at the time that “outlaw group Those missiles were directed at the judiciary.
It is noteworthy that the Khabat district belongs to the Erbil Governorate in the Kurdistan Region, and it is located west of Erbil on the highway connecting the cities of Erbil and Mosul. The center of the judiciary is about 37 kilometers from the city of Erbil.