Several rockets target Zilkan military base hosting Turkish troops

Several rockets targeted Zilkan military base hosting Turkish troops in northern Iraq on February 1 morning without resulting in any casualties.

The Erbil-based Directorate General of Counter Terrorism (CTD) said that at least eight rockets targeted the military base in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh, with two of the rockets landing inside the base, while the others landed in its vicinity, Caliber.Az reports citing the Kurdish media network Rudaw.

The Islamic Resistance Ahrar al-Iraq Brigade, an Iran-backed armed faction, claimed responsibility for the attack through its telegram channels, saying they had fired 20 rockets at the military base, threatening to expand their operations into Turkish land.

“We declare that our operations are continuing and in continuous development, and will not stop except with the immediate and complete withdrawal of the occupier [Turkish forces]. And if the occupier insists on staying, our operations will expand and target military positions inside Turkish land, and God is witness to what we say,” read a statement from the faction.

Zilkan military base has been frequently targeted in recent years, and the attacks are largely attributed to Iran-backed Iraqi militias.