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2024-01-16 15:12:22 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5F3FEEEA4B65ED345DAE872C369EBD16D567DEAC24EF4BC2780EA275F1673238
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The strike targeted the villa of Peshraw Dizayee, a Kurdish businessman & CEO of Empire World, killing him & 6 civilians including his children. The IRGC has previously targeted homes of Kurdish businessmen in Erbil, as in the March 2022 attack on the home of Baz Barzanji. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Erbil_attack https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/33750-Iraq-condemns-Iranian-aggression-following-deadly-missile-attacks-on-Erbil https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2024/01/15/iranian-ballistic-missile-strike-kills-prominent-businessman-in-iraqi-kurdistan/?sh=b7234c332145
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