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Sirens sounded in several Gulf countries on Thursday morning as Iran unleashed a wave of attacks on its neighbours a day after the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning its actions and calling for an immediate halt.

UAE

In the UAE , two people were killed and three were injured by falling debris following the interception of a ballistic missile over Abu Dhabi, raising the country's death toll from the war to 11.

The incident on Sweihan Road also damaged a number of vehicles, the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office said. The two victims have not yet been identified.

Authorities in the UAE had issued two safety alerts on Thursday – one at 3am and the second at 8.10am.

The UAE has been the Gulf state attacked most frequently, with Iran firing more than 2,100 missiles and drones at the country as of Wednesday, according to the UAE Ministry of Defence.

BAHRAIN

Sirens sounded in Bahrain on Thursday morning, several hours after the Interior Ministry said civil defence teams had extinguished a fire in Muharraq that was caused by an Iranian attack.

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia reported intercepting several drones heading towards its oil-producing eastern region on Thursday morning.

KUWAIT

A Kuwait Ministry of Defence spokesman said loud explosions heard across the country were from intercepting missiles and drones launched from Iran.

Iraq urged to stop militia attacks

Several Gulf and Arab states have also called on Iraq to "take the necessary measures" to stop attacks being launched from its territory.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan condemned Iran's attacks in the region, as well as those by "armed factions loyal to Iran" operating in Iraq.

The six countries called on the Iraqi government to "take the necessary measures to halt the attacks launched by factions, militias and armed groups from the territory of the Republic of Iraq against its neighbouring states with immediate effect, in order to preserve fraternal relations and avoid further escalation".

They also condemned "activities that undermine the security and stability of regional states, planned by sleeper cells loyal to Iran and related terrorist organisations affiliated with
Hezbollah ", the Lebanese group, and other pro-Iran sleeper cells around the region, after several such cases were uncovered.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias began launching drones and rockets at US-linked sites in the country, including military bases,
diplomatic missions , hotels, oilfields, refineries and residential areas, soon after the US and Israel began attacking Iran on February 28,
Neither the US nor Israel have claimed responsibility for the attacks on bases used by the groups across Iraq, which have killed dozens of their members.

It has been reported that several attacks on the region have originated from Iraq territory.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that it carried out a new wave of drone attacks targeting US-linked military and logistical sites in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

In a statement, the IRGC said the 82nd wave of its True Promise 4 operation was launched at dawn and struck pre-determined targets, including the Arifjan base in Kuwait, Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia, and Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain.

It said the retaliation came after attacks on Iran’s southwestern city of Khorramshahr.

The statement claimed that US defense logistics facilities, fuel storage units, MQ-9 drone hangars, and satellite communication systems were targeted.

It added that the operation was carried out using loitering munitions and was “successfully executed,” and that further waves are ongoing.

The entire Middle Eastern region has been on alert since the US and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, so far killing over 1,340 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, along with Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation.

chiefolododo:
IRAN IS A WICKED NATION.

THE WHOLE WORLD SHOULD JOIN HANDS TOGETHER AND DO THE NECESSARY

HacheNoire:
Christmas came so early this year!

Look at that beauty in the sky!

I am reassured Israel will become flat.

Spreadlove8888:
This conflict is not ending soon, by the way things are going, it may evolve to something else.

Oil may climb back to 200 dolls in two weeks if this turns to regional conflicts with the gulf nations getting involved.

My condolences goes to the poor and helpless masses that will bear the full implications of this conflict.

Say no to war.

Baxilexi:
@Mods, this is antisemitic, hateful speech, and pro-jihad and should attract a ban.

No one wishes Iran annihilated, but here is someone wishing every Jew killed.

Hateful entities (Jews or Christians alike) should not be allowed soil this platform.

Baxilexi:
The gulf states just gave ukraine a contract to build/supply anti drone UAVs, that’s how they turned the tide against Russia.
Lockheed has been asked to scale up production of missiles, same as Raytheon.

Once the security of the GCC has been assured, the final campaign will begin.

This war has proven that most Muslims in Africa equate piety to violence. Saudi condemns the IRGC but here in Africa they’re loved for their violence towards the west.

HacheNoire:
Christmas came so early this year!

Look at that beauty in the sky!

I am reassured Israel will become flat.

HacheNoire:
Christmas came so early this year!

Look at that beauty in the sky!

I am reassured Israel will become flat.

Flangelo12:
They are wickedly smart.

The world should join hands with them to prevent bullying from those that think themselves superior to everyone else.

chiefolododo:
IRAN IS A WICKED NATION.

THE WHOLE WORLD SHOULD JOIN HANDS TOGETHER AND DO THE NECESSARY