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A previously unknown Shiite militia has claimed responsibility for a drone attack against US-led international coalition troops in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
The explosives-laden drone struck a military complex at Erbil International Airport late on Wednesday, the regional interior ministry said. It damaged a warehouse but caused no casualties.
A group calling itself Al Sabiqoon, or The Forerunners, issued a statement claiming the attack a few hours later.
“Our essential condition is that the [US] occupation leave the whole region or we will target their bases in all countries,” it said.
The National could not independently verify the authenticity of the statement, but it was posted on social media account linked to established Iran-backed Shiite militias and is similar to statements issued by these groups.
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Iran’s promise of revenge for the Natanz nuclear sabotage incident on Sunday could risk serious escalation, but Tehran will probably seek to avoid casualties, analysts told
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after the latest in a string of incidents.
Any lethal response against Israel, which Iran blames for the sabotage, could cause a new crisis, they said.
Iran knows that it can t afford to get itself into an all out conflict with Israel under sanctions
Joe Truzman, FDD
Iran has so far said it will begin enriching uranium to 60 per cent purity in response to the attack, while maritime risk analysts at Dryad Global said an Israeli ship had been attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday evening.