| 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Kurdish–Iranian conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, and the Iranian-led attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria | |
| Type | Missile and drone attack |
| Locations | Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq 36°18′18″N 44°07′56″E / 36.30500°N 44.13222°E[a] Taltita, Idlib Governorate, Syria 36°06′32″N 36°33′13″E / 36.10889°N 36.55361°E[a] |
| Planned by | Iranian government |
| Target | Headquarters of Israel's Mossad in Iraq (Iranian claim, rejected by Iraq and Israel) and terrorist strongholds in Syria |
| Date | 15 January 2024 11:36 p.m. (UTC+03:00)[3] |
| Executed by | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Casualties | 4 civilians killed 17 civilians injured |
On 15 January 2024, Iran carried out a series of aerial and drone strikes within Iraq and Syria, claiming that it had targeted the regional headquarters of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and several strongholds of terrorist groups in response to the Kerman bombings on 3 January, for which the Islamic State took responsibility.[4] The city of Erbil, which is the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region, was the target of 11 of the 15 total missiles that were fired. The remaining four missiles were directed at Syria's Idlib Governorate, targeting areas held by the Syrian opposition.[5][6] In Erbil itself, the Iranian attack killed four civilians and injured 17 others.[7] Iran's claims of having targeted the Israeli presence in Kurdistan and terrorist groups in Syria were rejected by the Iraqi government and the autonomous Kurdish government, both of which condemned the attack.[8]
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