US Edition2 Injured After Rockets Fired at Iraq Airport_ Says Security Official
- On June 30, 2025, two Katyusha rockets landed in the military area of Kirkuk airport, resulting in minor injuries to two security officers and damaging a nearby residence in Kirkuk city.
- The attack took place amid continued drone and rocket strikes in Iraq, a country that has just begun to experience some stability following years of conflict and proxy warfare.
- One of the rockets failed to detonate, while another landed on a residence in Kirkuk’s Uruba area, resulting in property damage but no injuries; no organization has taken responsibility for the incident.
- Kirkuk International Airport management stated the airport itself suffered no damage and that flights were not disrupted, while officials confirmed the wounded security personnel and the presence of unexploded ordnance.
- The incident highlights continuing security challenges in northern Iraq, prompting government investigations amid unresolved identities of perpetrators and persistent regional instability.
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According to security circles, the military part of the airport is likely to have been hit. So far no one has known about the attacks.
2 injured after rockets fired at Iraq airport_ says security official
Two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late on Monday, slightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official told AFP. The military sector of Kirkuk's airport includes bases for the Iraqi Army, the federal police, and the Hashed al-Shaabi, a coalition of former pro-Iranian paramilitary forces now integrated into the
Rockets fired at Iraq airport, 2 wounded – security official
KIRKUK, Iraq — Two rockets struck the military section of Kirkuk airport in northern Iraq late on Monday, slightly wounding two security personnel, a senior security official told AFP. Another rocket fell on a house in the city of Kirkuk, causing material damage. “Two Katyusha rockets fell in the military section of Kirkuk airport,” slightly wounding two security personnel, the official said, requesting anonymity because he is not allowed to spe…
"The plane was flying at low altitude at the edges of the refinery, before it was targeted and dropped without any physical or human damage." He added that "military engineering and national security teams have arrived at the site to investigate the nature and origin of the plane." These developments come in the face of heightened security tensions following missile attacks at Kirkuk airport on Monday evening, prompting the authorities to raise …
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