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Explosions heard in Erbil, projectiles intercepted

Jul. 15, 2026 • 2 min read
Image of Explosions heard in Erbil, projectiles intercepted A projectile explodes over Erbil on July 15, 2026. Photo: Submitted / Screenshot

Several explosions were heard in Erbil around 8:55 pm on Wednesday as projectiles were intercepted over the city, with no injuries reported initially.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Several explosions were heard in the Kurdistan Region's capital, Erbil, on Wednesday, with footage showing projectiles intercepted over the city.

 

Footage submitted to The New Region showed projectiles flying over the city before being intercepted. 

 

No injuries had been reported at the time of writing this article.

 

The incident came a day after US President Donald Trump hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, describing it as “a good meeting.”

 

Ahead of the visit on Sunday, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq - a network of Iran-aligned Iraqi Shiite militias - rejected Zaidi's trip to Washington. Some Iran-backed groups have claimed responsibility for attacks on the Kurdistan Region since the onset of the US-Iran war in late February.

 

Washington and Tehran have exchanged strikes over the past several days, with Trump saying last week that the US-Iran peace deal was “over,” just 21 days after the two sides signed a truce.

 

Since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, the Kurdistan Region, despite maintaining a neutral stance, has come under hundreds of drone and missile attacks targeting civilian infrastructure, energy facilities, and Peshmerga forces. The attacks have continued at times even when ceasefire agreements between Washington and Tehran were in effect.

 

In May, Tehran declared the Kurdistan Region a site of “hostile bases” under its security doctrine, warning that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been given the same designation, making both subject to preemptive strikes.

 

That month, an Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Peshmerga base in Erbil province's Soran administration killed at least six Peshmerga fighters and wounded 30 others. Kurdistan Regional Government leaders strongly condemned the attack.

 

Iran's consul general in Erbil, Faramarz Asadi, told The New Region on Sunday that Tehran has “never” attacked the Kurdistan Region, insisting its strikes have targeted only Iranian Kurdish opposition groups.

Updated at 10:40 pm. 

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