Turkish consulate in Mosul targeted in rocket strike as Iraq, Turkey row at UN Security Council
Turkish consulate in Mosul targeted in rocket strike as Iraq, Turkey row at UN Security Council
The rocket attack came as Iraqi and Turkish diplomats battled at a UN Security Council session over a bombing last week that killed nine tourists in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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An Iraqi security official said the attack did not cause any casualties, but did damage homes and cars [Zaid al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty]
The Turkish consulate in the was targeted by rocket fire on Wednesday, a security source has toldÌý°®Âþµº's Arabic-language sister site.
Four rockets were fired towards the consulate in Mosul's Al-Hadba neighbourhood at dawn on Wednesday but landed outside the compound,Ìýa senior security official from Mosul's police serviceÌýAl-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The attack did not cause any casualties, but did damage homes and cars, the official said.
The rockets were fired from a rural area north of the city controlledÌýby Brigade 30, a faction of the Iran-backed , they added.
The attack came as the UN Security Council called for by Iraq after artillery shelling killed nine Iraqi touristsÌývisiting a resort in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan.
Iraq has blamed Turkey for the attack, but Ankara has denied responsibility, instead blaming it on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a Kurdish rebel group with bases in Iraqi Kurdistan that it isÌýfighting.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called for the UN to establish an international, independent team to investigate what he called "flagrant aggression" by Turkish forces.
Shut for years, the Turkish consulate in Mosul .
It was closed in 2014 when its consul and dozens of local and foreign staff were abducted by militants from the Islamic State (IS) group.
The building housing the consulate was bombed in an air strike by the US-led coalition in 2016.
After city was liberated from IS control in 2017, Turkish officials repeatedly promised to reopen the consulate, but it was hampered by theÌýCovid-19 pandemic.
On Friday, n near a Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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