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NEWS | Sept. 28, 2022

Indirect fire strikes Iraqi Kurdistan Region

By CJTF-OIR Public Affairs

BAGHDAD, Iraq – At 10:54 a.m. indirect fire struck several locations within the Erbil Governorate in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.

No CJTF-OIR forces were killed or wounded by the indirect fire, and the strikes caused no damage to U.S. or Coalition infrastructure or equipment. However, the attacks did injure and kill dozens of people within the Erbil Governorate.

An assessment of the event is ongoing.

CJTF-OIR personnel are stationed in Iraq at the invitation of the Government of Iraq to advise, assist and enable Partner Forces at the operational level in ensuring the lasting defeat of ISIS.

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