Missile event in Erbil, Soran area, Iraq on Mon 15th April 2024

Wreckage of Iranian missiles and drones bound for Israel found in Iraq
Security officials say pieces of the weapons fired at the weekend were discovered in Erbil and Najaf

Wreckage of Iranian missiles and drones have been found in different parts of Iraq after the attack against Israel, security officials said on Monday.

At least one ballistic missile launched in the attack at the weekend was shot down by a US Patriot battery in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, a security official told The National. It landed in Soran district outside the regional capital of Erbil.
Wreckage of a drone was also found in an open area outside the province of Najaf, another official said. They were all intercepted by US forces on the way to intended sites inside Israel. No casualties were reported.
Other pieces of the Iranian weapons were reported to have fallen in the area by residents.
On Saturday, Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at sites inside Israel, marking a major escalation in the war in Gaza that threatens to heighten tensions in the region.
The attack came after Iran vowed to retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Damascus embassy compound on April 1 that killed two senior Iranian commanders and other members of its elite force.