Iranian Revolutionary Guards bombard northern Iraq

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards bombed again, on Monday, with artillery and drones, headquarters of terrorists in Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.

The ground forces of the Revolutionary Guards launched on Monday a new operation against sites of terrorist groups in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, according to Tasnim News Agency.

Artillery units and drones of the ground forces of the Revolutionary Guards, using smart and accurate weapons, targeted gathering headquarters, training and operations centers of terrorist groups stationed in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, Tasnim News Agency added.

The Revolutionary Guards launched an intensive artillery attack on Iranian militant opposition bases in Siddkan area in Kurdistan region last Saturday.

Mayor of Siddkan, Ihsan Chalabi, said that the Iranian artillery intensively bombed farms and areas inhabited by villagers and livestock owners, and the bombing created a state of fear and panic among residents.  

“The ground forces of the Revolutionary Guards, through artillery attacks, began to destroy the headquarters of counter-revolutionary terrorist groups on the other side of the borders in the northern region of Iraq,” the Revolutionary Guards mentioned in a statement.

“Our operations aim to provide security, punish terrorists, and push the Kurdish authorities to assume their responsibilities,” the statement added.  

Kurdistan capital, Erbil, was attacked by 12 ballistic missiles on March 13, fired from outside the country from the east, targeting a neighborhood near the American consulate. The attack caused material damage to several buildings and no casualties were reported.