Iraq summons Iranian ambassador to protest missile attack in Erbil

STORY: Iraq summons Iranian ambassador to protest missile attack in Erbil DATELINE: March 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged houses 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ZIRYAN WAZIR, Injured citizen STORYLINE: The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday summoned the Iranian ambassador to Iraq to protest against Iran's ballistic missile attack on Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region's capital Erbil. The attack has "caused damage to civilian facilities and homes of citizens, in addition to spreading fear among the residents of those areas," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry reiterated its "condemnation of the flagrant violation" of the sovereignty and territory of Iraq, stressing that such attacks will cast a shadow over the regional situation and make it more complicated. The Kurdistan regional government said 12 long-range ballistic missiles were fired at 1 a.m. local time on Sunday (2200 GMT Saturday) from the east outside Iraqi bord