September
27, 2007
Erbil-Hewler , Kurdistan region 'Iraq', --
Iranian forces have shelled deeper into Kurdistan
'northern Iraq' than previously, hitting targets in
an area
northeast of the city of Erbil, capital of Iraq's
Kurdistan region, a local official said Thursday.
"The Iranian forces began their bombardments again
on Wednesday evening targeting far away from the
border," said Abdul Wahid Koani, mayor of the
Kurdish Iraqi border town of Joman.
"This time the Iranian bombardment was different as
it targeted a town deep inside Iraqi territory,"
Koani said.
Iranian artillery shells landed in the Haj Umran
area, hitting targets on two mountains and villages
abandoned from earlier attacks, he said, adding that
they reached as far as 17 kilometres (10.5 miles)
into Iraqi territory. |
A deserted Iraqi
Kurdistan checkpoint in Haj Umran on the border with
Iran. Iranian forces have shelled deeper into
Kurdistan 'northern Iraq' than previously, hitting
targets in an area northeast of the city of Erbil. |
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