March 07, New Delhi: The conflict in West Asia is escalating, with attacks becoming increasingly frequent across the region. The Israeli Defense Forces detected another round of Iranian missile fire aimed at Israel following a series of explosions in Tel Aviv, the Israeli commercial hub. The forces urged the public to follow the directives issued by the Home Front Command.
Israel has also been striking southern Lebanon as part of its battle against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. The Israeli Defense Forces said they completed an additional wave of strikes against terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut. The IDF stated that Iran's threat extends far beyond its borders, and that, together with the United States, efforts are underway to dismantle the network.
Rockets were also targeted at the Baghdad airport complex, which hosts a military base and a US diplomatic facility. A shadowy group claiming to be part of the Tehran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it was behind the attack on the base.
Explosions were also heard near Erbil airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, where an attack forced a US-run oil field to shut down production. The area also hosts US-led coalition troops. Iraqi Kurdish authorities said that oil production at a field operated by US firm HKN Energy had been halted following the attack.
Meanwhile, several Ghanaian members of a United Nations peacekeeping mission were wounded when their base was hit in southern Lebanon, according to state media, though the source of the attack was not specified.
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense said that Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters equipped with Martlet missiles have begun arriving in Cyprus. It added that four additional Typhoon aircraft are scheduled to arrive in Qatar overnight as part of ongoing operations in West Asia.