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17th January 2024 4:24:12 PM
3 mins readBy: Chris Kodo

Iran's military, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), is showing its strength by launching attacks on Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan. This shows that Iran has become a powerful military force in the region. The IRGC says its missiles can reach US and Israeli bases in the Middle East. In just one day, it showed how powerful it is by firing missiles and drones at three different countries. On Tuesday night, the IRGC attacked two places in Pakistan. The strikes destroyed two bases of the militant group Jaish al-Adl. This was in response to the killing of Iranian border guards in the past few weeks. Jaish al-Adl, a Sunni group, claims it is fighting for the rights of Baloch people in south-eastern Iran. They said two houses where their members' families were living were hit. Pakistan said the attacks were very bad and caused the deaths of two children. They also warned that there will be bad results because of this. Iraq was also against Iran's actions when they fired 11 missiles at Irbil, the capital of Kurdistan. The regional government said four civilians died. The Prime Minister called the attack a "crime against the Kurdish people. " Fars news agency, which supports the IRGC, said that the place where Israel's Mossad spy agency worked was destroyed in the attacks. The Kurdistan Region Security Council said it strongly disagreed with the false reason, while Israel didn't say anything. Four missiles belonging to the IRGC destroyed the house of the well-known Kurdish businessman Peshraw Dizayee. He died in the attack, along with his 11-month-old daughter. A person who gives advice to Mr. Barzani said it was completely ridiculous to say that he was involved in spying or worked for Israel. But the Iranian Foreign Minister said that the IRGC did not make a mistake. Dizayee started two companies called Falcon Group and Empire World after the US took over Iraq in 2003. He was good friends with the important Barzani family, which is led by the father of the prime minister and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani. The Falcon Group works in different areas like security, building, and oil and gas. The security team helped Western representatives and companies in Iraq. The attack in Irbil shows that the IRGC can carry out targeted strikes and hit military bases near Irbil’s airport where US and other foreign forces are. The IRGC said they attacked Israeli buildings in Irbil. This was also meant to help Iran's politics inside the country, after Israel probably attacked Syria and killed an important commander on 25 December. On Monday night, the IRGC fired missiles at bases in Syria that it claimed belonged to the Islamic State (IS) and other terrorist groups. Idlib is the only place left where the Syrian opposition is strong after fighting against President Bashar al-Assad's government for 12 years. Assad is still in charge because Russia and Iran support him with their armies. The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sharm (HTS) controls Idlib, but IS and al-Qaeda are also there. The IRGC said they attacked Idlib in revenge for two IS suicide bombings in Kerman, Iran. The bombings killed 94 people on 3 January. The bombers attacked many people near the tomb of Qasem Soleimani, who was a commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards. They did this on the fourth anniversary of his death in a US drone attack. The IRGC said it used a missile called Kheibar Shekan (Castle Buster) to attack Idlib. This missile can travel up to 1,450km (900 miles). It also said the missile was launched from the southern province of Khuzestan, but it could have been launched from the western province of Azerbaijan, which is a lot closer to Syria. Iran wants to show the world that they can reach different parts of Israel from where they are launching missiles. This is because Israel is next to Syria.
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