Rocket

Rocket event in Iraq on Tue 24th March 2026

24th March 2026

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On 24 March 2026, around 1:50 a.m., Iranian forces (coded as IRGC by default) fired 5 ballistic missiles at the barracks of the 7th Division of the Peshmerga forces in the Sibilk area in the Khalifan subdistrict (coded to subdistrict center, Khalifan) (Rawanduz, Erbil), killing 6 Peshmerga personnel and injuring around 30 others. Another rocket struck the Kalikan village near the barracks an hour later (coded as a separate event).

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