ErbilMOSCOW, Mar 13 Rockets fired at the Iraqi Erbil area, where the US consulate is located, was conducted from the territory of Iran, Western media reported on Sunday, citing an American official. Earlier, the Shafaq News portal, citing a source in the security forces, reported that the area near the US consulate in Erbil was subjected to rocket fire, as a result of which the adjacent building of the Kurdistan 24 TV channel was damaged At the same time, according to the local Ministry of Health, no one was injured during the shelling. It was later reported, citing the Kurdish counter-terrorism authority, that Erbil was attacked from outside of Iraq, and twelve rockets were fired. Erbil airport operating as normal after city shelling «A US Defense Department spokesman said rockets were fired at the city (Erbil — ed.) from neighboring Iran,» the Associated Press reported.
