Israeli media: Iranian ballistic missile crosses 1,200 km in first

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
16 Jan 2024 09:19
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The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps launched a ballistic missile, which an Israeli pundit noted had crossed 1200 km in an unprecedented operation.

Image showing the launch of Iranian ballistic missile which targeted Iraqi Kurdistan and occupied Syrian locations on January 15, 2024. (Social media)

"Israel's" Kan TV correspondent commented on Iran's ballistic missile launch that targeted northwestern Syria saying the missiles "covered a distance of 1,200 km."

Elsewhere, the correspondent noted that this was "an unprecedented event," while Israeli media stated that this was the first time that an Iran-launched missile covered such a great distance.

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps in Iran announced it targeted "the headquarters of terrorist groups in the region with ballistic missiles." According to the IRGC statement, the attack came in response to "the terrorist crimes recently committed by Iran’s enemies."

The statement specified that its target included "gatherings of terrorists linked to the terrorist operations carried out in Iran recently."

In a subsequent statement, the Revolution Guard confirmed that it had targeted "one of the main headquarters of the Israeli Mossad in the Kurdistan region of Iraq." This action was stated to be a response to the Israeli occupation entity's assassination of leaders within the Revolution Guard and the Axis of Resistance.

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It explained that the targeted Mossad headquarters is "the center for developing espionage operations and planning terrorist operations in the region, especially against Iran."

In Syria, the IRGC has identified and destroyed, according to their statement, "the gathering places of the commanders and main elements involved in the recent terrorist operations, especially ISIS, in the occupied territories of Syria, through the launch of a number of ballistic missiles."

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