Fanar Zikri, a person with special needs, says he has not slept since Iran attacked Erbil last night. He has been waiting for a chance to convey a message to the international community.
He joined hundreds of other people on Tuesday to condemn Iran’s latest missile attack which targeted the residence of a Kurdish businessman.
“To the Arab and Islamic community: What is the difference between a Kurdish child and a Palestinian child? Why are they silent when it comes to the death of a Kurdish child but speak up when the victim is a Palestinian child?” said Zikri.
The protesters called on the UN and the Iraqi government to act.
“Don’t they always talk about Gaza? Isn’t this Gaza too when this happens to you when you are at home? Just tell me the difference between Gaza and Erbil. Why don’t you speak up?” said another protester, Hogir Ahmed.
The protesters expressed the hope that such attacks will never happen again.
Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson of the Iranian foreign ministry said on his Telegram channel that the attack on Erbil was “in line with the defense of the country's sovereignty and security, combating terrorism, and is part of the fair punishment by the Islamic Republic against those who pose a threat to the security of the nation.”
The Iraqi foreign ministry summons the Iranian charge d'affaires in Baghdad and hands him a protest note condemning the deadly attack on Erbil.
