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IRBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN: With the evidence available, independent analysts are hesitant to pin the blame on any specific group for Monday’s rocket strike on Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. But what they all agree on is that both the timing and nature of the attack, which principally targeted a base in the city’s airport hosting US military personnel, strongly suggest that it was the handiwork of one or more Iran-backed militias. According to reports, a volley of approximately 14 rockets hit Irbil international airport and nearby residential areas, killing a civilian contractor and injuring up t...

Who Attacked Iraq's Irbil Airport? Published February 17th, 2021 - 06:30 GMT Shattered glass is pictured on the floor of a shop following a rocket attack in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on February 15, 2021. A volley of rockets targeted the Kurdish regional capital in northern Iraq late today, authorities said, as security sources confirmed that at least one hit a military complex hosting US-led coalition troops. SAFIN HAMED / AFP Highlights Fingers pointed at Iran-backed Shiite militias as obscure group claims responsibility for the attack. With t...