Rocket attack kills six Kurdish Peshmerga fighters in Iraq's Kurdistan, sources say At least six Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed and 22 wounded in a rocket attack on their base north of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, security and Peshmer
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24 March 2026 07:47 GMT
At least six Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed and 22 wounded in a rocket attack on their base north of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, security and Peshmerga sources said on Tuesday.
It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack, the sources added.
Division 7 of the Peshmerga was hit by drones and missiles around 03:00 on March 24 in Spilk Heights, Khalifan, Erbil. 6 were martyred and 20–25 injured, with at least five projectiles used, some intercepted, a senior official told Rudaw. https://t.co/TzP0gEFJqC pic.twitter.com/E1gkUH9dy2
The submission marks another step in one of Israel’s most unusual clemency proceedings, given that Netanyahu’s criminal trial is still ongoing.
Iran and its militias struck northern Iraq, killing five Peshmerga and wounding 19, as attacks on the Kurdistan Region escalate amid the wider Middle East conflict.
The defendants' lawyer asserted that they acted to "harm and deceive the Iranian enemy and should be awarded the Israel Prize for their contribution to the nation's security."
Iran Guards say will target Israel troops if Gaza civilians hit Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the Israeli military that its troops in the north and the Gaza Strip would be targeted “without any limit” if Israel targets civilians in t