Reports: Rockets Land Near Erbil Airport Northern Iraq

Moments ago, three rockets launched near Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq were intercepted mid-air and a fourth landed near the headquarters of an Iranian opposition group, Kurdish Peshmerga sources said.

Reuters quoted eye witnesses that sirens were heard inside a military base housing U.S. troops, local Kurdish media said. It was not immediately clear if U.S. troops, the Iranian opposition group, or both were the target of the attack.

Earlier yesterday, it was reported that Iraq’s prime minister has rallied allies to help stop the US from closing its embassy in the country after the Trump administration threatened to withdraw its diplomats if Baghdad fails to stop persistent rocket attacks.

The ultimatum was delivered over the weekend by the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and was followed by a small-scale evacuation from the fortified mission in what officials saw as a statement of intent.