On the 11th, Hawler (Irbil/Erbil) made the news- Not Mosul or Kirkuk, but this very city. It's just unfortunate that making the news seems only occasionally a good thing... And it is unfortunate that news was about a US raid and not of a Hawler local winning a Nobel Peace Prize (or even something trivial like the very first working ATM to be installed in a supermarket... Hawler really does seem to be developing quickly. D-who loves Sulemaniya- says that Hawler has caught up to and surpassed 'Suley' in terms of development).
Anyway, back on topic... Information on BBC suggests that the building didn't have diplomatic status, but Iran has lodged a complaint (no doubt) to Iraq's foreign ministry. Resident experts believe that this will blow over without any kind of real backlash, but it does make me anxious for tomorrow when I will be privy to predictions from outside the complex. I am hoping that some who have more knowledge about this incident than me will post information, predictions and comments here.
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