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Iraq
‘The Islamic Resistance-Ahar al-Iraq’ attacks Turkey's base in Zelikan
2022-12-04
[Shafaq News] Four rockets have targeted The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund...
's military base near djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
's sub-district of Zelikan,
...in Nineveh governorate...
administrator Mohammad Amin reported on Saturday.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that only two rockets landed in the vicinity of the base.

"The two other rockets landed far away," the source said.

An armed faction named "The Islamic Resistance®-Ahar al-Iraq (Freemen of Iraq"
...previously in our archives as Liwa Ahrar al-Iraq...
grabbed credit for the attack in a statement issued shortly after.

"Your resistance, Ahrar al-Iraq Brigade, claims responsibility for targeting the base of the Ottoman Turkish occupiers in Zelikan with four 122mm Grad rockets
...Soviet-developed 122-mm rockets, usually launched from trucks. Newer versions are reported to have a range of up to 30 km....
," the statement said.

According to the statement, the rockets landed inside the base at 0900 pm (Iraq time).

The attack is the first of its kind under the new government of Mohammad Shia al-Sudani.
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Related:
Liwa Ahrar al-Iraq: 2022-10-09 Rocket Attack Targets Turkish Base In Iraq
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