SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region Security Council on Thursday has held ‘Hezbollah’ accountable in a statement regarding the drone attack that had been carried out on Erbil.
Late on Wednesday, a bomb-laden drone hit the Erbil-Primam highway, three civilians were wounded and dozens of vehicles were damaged according to officials.
“Last night’s terrorist attack on Erbil is an extension of previous attacks aimed at pressuring the Kurdistan Region,” the Region’s Security Council said in a statement.
“The drone was bound to Erbil by Hezbollah militias in the border of ‘Pirde’ subdistrict, Kirkuk province,” it said.
The Security Council Further said that Iraq’s sovereignty along with the Kurdistan Region and its people must be respected.
“The Kurdistan Region would never be a base to threaten other countries in the region” it added.
However, no group has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb-laden drone strike.
Meanwhile, on Thursday an Iranian news agency said that a Senior Mossad commander is likely to be killed in Erbil’s drone attack on Wednesday night, According to Mehr News.
But the statement has also refused that claim, said the Kurdistan Region Security Council.
‘Hezbollah Battalion’ is a pro-Iran armed group and part of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) backed by Iran that operating in Iraq’s territory since 2014 to defeat ISIS with other Iraqi military forces.
