ERBIL — The United Kingdom has condemned the Iranian missile attack on Iraqi military bases housing US and Coalition forces in Anbar and Erbil.

“We condemn this attack on Iraqi military bases hosting Coalition - including British - forces,” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said.

“We are concerned by reports of casualties and use of ballistic missiles.”

Raab urged the Tehran government not to repeat these “reckless and dangerous attacks”, and instead to pursue urgent de-escalation.

“A war in the Middle East would only benefit Daesh and other terrorist groups,” the British Foreign Secretary added, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State (IS).

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