Loud explosions were heard in Kirkuk at 11:30 pm on Monday as three rockets struck the city – two at the airbase in Kirkuk International Airport and one in a residential neighborhood.
“We are waiting for the relevant authorities to carry out their work. [The attack] caused no casualties. Only material damage occurred to a house,” Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha told Rudaw at the incident site in the central al-Uruba neighborhood.
He confirmed that the attack did not disrupt airport traffic and that all flights are operating normally.
One rocket struck a residential house while the family was at home. Its owner told Rudaw that “we were sitting at home when a loud sound was heard. Thank God, there was no loss of life.”
In a late Tuesday statement, Kirkuk International Airport said that the rockets “caused light injuries to one person and no damage occurred to the aircraft runways.”
Abdullah Mirwais, a member of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, told Rudaw that the source of the rockets is so far unknown.
