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Mortars fall near Erbil’s Qushtapa sub-district

PM:05:22:24/08/2021

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SULAIMANI — Several mortars fell in the vicinity of Qushtapa sub-district in Erbil governorate on Tuesday (August 24) without causing any casualties.

Shekhan village's chief told NRT that one of the mortars fell near a farm. The extent of the damage is not known yet.

He said that it is not clear from where the mortars were fired.

NRT reporter Hersh Qadir said that Pashtapa, Tatarawa, and several other villages on Erbil-Kirkuk main road were targeted.

Later, Peshmerga Commander of Western Kirkuk axis Nuri Hama Ali told NRT that the mortars appear to have been fired from Dibis district and investigations are ongoing.

He said that Peshmerga forces have found four mortars so far and they are likely to be more.

"It is the third time this year our axes have been targeted,” he added.

(NRT Digital Media)

This story was updated at 10:32 p.m. EBL