Explosion Reported Near Erbil in Northern Iraq
Details about the cause, casualties and possible damage remain unavailable.
A loud explosion was reportedly heard near Erbil, but its cause and any casualties or damage have not been confirmed.
News sources reported that a loud explosion was heard in the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. No further details have been released about the cause of the blast or any casualties or damage. Reuters previously cited unnamed Kurdish security sources as saying a drone attack had targeted a camp belonging to a Kurdish opposition group in northwestern Sulaymaniyah.