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2022 Erbil missile attacks, the Glossary

The 2022 Erbil missile attacks occurred on 13 March 2022 when multiple ballistic missiles were launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from East Azerbaijan province, Iran, against the city of Erbil in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.^[1]

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Military history of Erbil
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Airstrike

An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft.

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Ambassador

An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment.

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Amir Ali Hajizadeh

Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (امیرعلی حاجی‌زاده; born 28 February 1962 in Tehran) is an Iranian military officer who serves as the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, a position he has held since October 2009.

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Assassination of Qasem Soleimani

On 3 January 2020, Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was killed by an American drone strike near Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, while travelling to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and Assassination of Qasem Soleimani are Iran–Iraq military relations, Iran–United States relations and Iraq–United States relations.

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Ballistic missile

A ballistic missile (BM) is a type of missile that uses projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.

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Barham Salih

Barham Salih (Berhem Salih; برهمصالح; born 12 September 1960) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who served as the eighth president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022.

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Civilian

A civilian is a person who is not a member of an armed force nor a person engaged in hostilities.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Damascus

Damascus (Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.

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East Azerbaijan province

East Azerbaijan Province (استان آذربایجان شرقی) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.

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Erbil

Erbil (أربيل,; ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ), also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

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Fateh-110

The Fateh-110 (فاتح-۱۱۰ "conqueror"), also known as NP-110 is an Iranian solid-fueled surface-to-surface ballistic missile produced by Iran's Aerospace Industries Organization since 2002.

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Hossein Salami

Hossein Salami (Persian: حسین سلامی; born 1960) is an Iranian military officer who is the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Iran–Israel proxy conflict

The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war or Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing proxy conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی), also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are Iran–United States relations.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Kurdistan Region

Kurdistan Region (KRI; Herêmî Kurdistan; Herêma Kurdistanê; Iqlīm Kurdistān) is an autonomous administrative entity within the Republic of Iraq.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Masoud Barzani

Masoud Barzani (translit; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 2005 to 2017.

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Mossad

The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations (ha-Mosád le-Modiʿín u-le-Tafkidím Meyuḥadím), popularly known as Mossad, is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel.

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Muqtada al-Sadr

Muqtada al-Sadr (Muqtadā aṣ-Ṣadr; born 4 August 1974) is an Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric, politician and militia leader.

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Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

Mustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat (مصطفى عبد اللطيف مشتت; born 5 July 1967), known as Mustafa al-Kadhimi, alternatively spelt Mustafa al-Kadhimy, is an Iraqi politician, lawyer and bureaucrat and former intelligence officer who served as the Prime Minister of Iraq from May 2020 to October 2022.

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Operation Martyr Soleimani

On 8 January 2020, in a military operation code named Operation Martyr Soleimani (عملیات شهید سلیمانی), Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched over 12 ballistic missiles at the al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, western Iraq, as well as another airbase in Erbil, in response to the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani by a United States drone strike. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and operation Martyr Soleimani are Iran–Iraq military relations, military history of Erbil and military operations involving Iran.

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President of Iraq

The president of the Republic of Iraq (Ra'īs Jumhūriyat al-Irāq; سەرۆککۆماری عێراق / Serokkomarê Îraqê) is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution".

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President of Kurdistan Region

The President of Kurdistan Region is the head of autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.

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Prime Minister of Iraq

The Prime Minister of Iraq is the head of government of Iraq and the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces.

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Qasem Soleimani

Qasem Soleimani (translit; 11 March 19573January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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Syria

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.

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Terrorism

Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

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Time in Iraq

Time in Iraq is given by Arabia Standard Time (AST) (UTC+03:00).

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.

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UTC+03:00

UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00.

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2004 Erbil bombings

The 2004 Erbil bombings was a double suicide attack on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Kurdistan Region on 1 February 2004. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and 2004 Erbil bombings are Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq) and military history of Erbil.

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2005 Erbil bombing

The 2005 Erbil bombing was a suicide attack on the offices of Kurdish political parties in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, on May 4, 2005. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and 2005 Erbil bombing are Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq) and military history of Erbil.

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2013 Erbil bombings

The 2013 Erbil bombings were two coordinated suicide car bombings attacks in the Iraqi Kurdistan capital, Erbil on 29 September 2013. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and 2013 Erbil bombings are Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq) and military history of Erbil.

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2021 Erbil rocket attacks

The 2021 Erbil rocket attacks occurred when multiple rockets were launched against Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and 2021 Erbil rocket attacks are Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq), Iran–Iraq military relations, Iran–United States relations, Iraq–United States relations and military history of Erbil.

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2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria

On 15 January 2024, Iran carried out a series of aerial and drone strikes within Iraq and Syria, claiming that it had targeted the regional headquarters of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and several strongholds of terrorist groups in response to the Kerman bombings on 3 January, for which the Islamic State took responsibility. 2022 Erbil missile attacks and 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Iraq and Syria are Iran–Iraq military relations, Iran–Israel proxy conflict, Iran–United States relations, Iraq–United States relations and military history of Erbil.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Erbil_missile_attacks

Also known as 2022 Erbil rocket attacks, 2022 Iraq rocket attacks.

2022 Erbil missile attacks, the Glossary

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See also

2022 crimes in Iraq

2022 in Iraqi Kurdistan

Building bombings in Kurdistan Region (Iraq)

Explosions in 2022

Iran–Iraq military relations

Iraq–Israel relations

March 2022 crimes in Asia

March 2022 events in Iraq

Military history of Erbil

Military operations involving Iran

References