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Ziryan Wazir rests at home after being wounded in the attack.
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A woman inspects damage in a children's room following an overnight attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. All photos by AFP
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Damage at a shop.
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A man inspects the damage at his home.
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The damaged studio at the Kurdistan 24 TV building.
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Twelve missiles were fired early on Sunday, the state news agency and local leaders said.
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A man cleans debris in the Kurdistan 24 TV building.
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A damaged building after the overnight attack in Erbil. US officials, speaking to AFP, said the missiles came from Iran.
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Ziryan Wazir rests at home after being wounded in the attack.
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A woman inspects damage in a children's room following an overnight attack in Erbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region. All photos by AFP
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Damage at a shop.
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A man inspects the damage at his home.
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The damaged studio at the Kurdistan 24 TV building.
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Twelve missiles were fired early on Sunday, the state news agency and local leaders said.
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A man cleans debris in the Kurdistan 24 TV building.
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A damaged building after the overnight attack in Erbil. US officials, speaking to AFP, said the missiles came from Iran.
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Ziryan Wazir rests at home after being wounded in the attack.
Iraqi president says Erbil missile attack was act of terror
Barham Salih believes aim was to sabotage forming of a new government
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