Erbil

Explosions reported near Erbil airport

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Some sources reported that several explosions were heard near the Erbil airport in northern Iraq.

Drone crashes in Iraq's northern city of Erbil

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – News sources reported that a drone has crashed in the Bahrakah region in Iraq's northern city of Erbil.

Explosion hits US military training center in Erbil (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iraqi media reported an explosion in a training center and weapons depot used by American forces to train Peshmerga forces in Erbil.

Sirens sounded in US consulate in Erbil (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Local Iraqi sources reported on Wednesday that the sirens sounded inside the US consulate in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

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Iraq deploys border guards to KRG border with Iran,Turkey

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi Minister of Interior on Tuesday announced on Tuesday that his country’s border guards have started the process of monitoring and controlling the border with Iran and Turkey.

Erbil vows to secure borders against terrorists

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) –Referring to the presence of separatist terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Interior Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Rebar Ahmed Khalid Barzani said that Erbil tries to end the presence of these groups in the region.

Flights at Erbil International Airport suspended (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iraqi media outlets reported that flights were suspended at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Sunday morning.

Explosions reported in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Media sources reported that explosions were heard in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

IRGC pounds terrorists' positions in Iraqi Kurdistan (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missile and drone attacks on the positions of terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Fire reported near oil refinery in Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – News sources reported that a fire broke out in a refinery near the city of Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Fire reported in Erbil's market

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – A fire has been reported in a market in the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil on Monday.

Rockets attack reported on Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iraqi sources reported on Monday evening that several rockets hit an area in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Turkey launches new airstrike on village in Iraq’s Duhok

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – A Lebanese news source in Iraq on Monday morning announced the new airstrike launched by the Turkish army against a village in Iraq’s Duhok province.

Turkey launches new drone attack on Erbil

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iraqi media sources reported a drone attack by Turkey on one of the areas near Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Massive fire breaks out near Erbil airport

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A massive fire has broken out near Erbil International Airport located in northern Iraq, local sources reported on Sunday.

US logistics convoy comes under attack in S Iraq

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – News sources on Sunday reported that a US logistics convoy was targeted in southern Iraq.

US forces deploy air-defense system to air base in Erbil

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – A security source revealed on Saturday that US forces have deployed an air defense missile system at their Al-Harir Air Base in the Erbil region in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Explosion heard at US military base in Erbil

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Local Iraqi media reported the sound of an explosion at Al-Harir Air Base in the Kurdistan Region on Friday.

Mossad assassination unit cmdr. likely killed in Erbil attack

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Some English and Arab news sources say that the commander of the Israeli Mossad assassination unit was killed in a drone attack on several vehicles on a highway in Erbil, in northern Iraq on Wed. night.

Drone attack targets US Consulate in Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – A drone attack targeted the US Consulate in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Wednesday, a security source has told world media.

3 injured in car blast in central Erbil

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – A car exploded in the central part of Erbil, injuring three people severely, local media sources reported on Monday.

IRGC pounds terrorists' positions in Erbil (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Ground forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched artillery attacks on the positions of terrorist groups in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Russia reportedly asks KRG not to stand by EU regarding gas

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Ambassador of Russia to Baghdad Elbrus Kutrashev met and held talks with the head of Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party Massoud Barzani and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Tuesday separately.  

US troops fire on residential areas in northern Iraq

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – US troops stationed at al-Harir base northeast of Erbil opened fire on several civilian houses.

Khabat area in Iraq’s Erbil comes under rocket attacks

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – News sources report rocket attacks on the Khabat area in Erbil province in northern Iraq.

1 injured in landmine blast in Iraq's Erbil

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources reported that a landmine exploded in the Iraqi province of Erbil.

IRGC Quds Force commander says Erbil attack was decisive

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – The IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani has described the recent IRGC missile attack on an Israeli base in Erbil of Iraq as a decisive action that taught a good lesson to the regime.

Iran won’t remain silent in face of Israeli actions

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Early on Sunday, at 1:20 am, at least a dozen ballistic missiles landed inside a vast compound in Erbil that is used by the Mossad, Israel’s external intelligence agency that trains spies.

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US base, Mossad training center in Erbil targeted by missiles

TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iraqi media reported a missile attack has targeted a military base housing the US forces in Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, as well as the US consulate in that region.