Longest-Range Iranian Missile Attack Targets ISIS Facilities Near Syria's Aleppo, Mossad in Iraq's Erbil

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) executed a missile attack late Monday night, targeting ISIS facilities near the city of Aleppo in Northwestern Syria.

Iranian state media is hailing the strike as the longest-range missile attack in Iranian history, covering a distance of over 1,200 kilometers or 760 miles, as per an X post by OSINT Defender.

The ballistic missiles were reportedly launched from a base near the city of Ahvaz in Southwestern Iran, traveling over 700 miles to the furthest target, indicating the use of medium-range ballistic missiles. Videos circulating on social media captured the moment the missiles were launched from the Guard's missile base south of Ahvaz, marking a notable instance of this particular base participating in strikes outside the country.

The IRGC stated that it launched missile attacks in Syria against the "perpetrators of terrorist operations in the Islamic Republic, particularly ISIL [ISIS]." The statement mentioned that the Guards identified and destroyed gathering places of their commanders and key elements using ballistic missiles in response to recent explosions in Iran. ISIL had claimed responsibility for an attack in Iran's southeastern city of Kerman earlier this month, resulting in nearly 100 casualties.

The IRGC allegedly used the longer-range Kheibar Shekan missile, a variant of the Fateh-110 solid-propellant ballistic missiles, with a reported range of 1,450 km, unveiled in February 2022.

Another IRGC ballistic missile attack on Erbil in Northern Iraq reportedly resulted in the destruction of a Mossad headquarters allegedly used by anti-Iranian groups.

These strikes are seen as a direct message from Tehran, signaling its willingness to engage directly in the regional conflict rather than relying solely on proxies and allies.

In a statement, the IRGC asserted that they attacked the "espionage headquarters" of Israel in Iraq's Kurdistan region and targeted ISIS in Syria. The Revolutionary Guards described the strike on the purported spy facility as a “response to the recent evil acts of the Zionist regime in martyring IRGC and resistance commanders.” This appears to reference a strike in Syria that killed high-ranking IRGC Brig. Gen. Razi Mousavi and separate attacks in Lebanon that killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri and senior Hezbollah military commander Wissam al-Tawil. Both Arouri and Tawil had close links with Iran.

While the U.S. tracked the missiles and confirmed no damage to its facilities including the U.S. consulate within Erbil, at least four civilians were reported killed, and six injured in Erbil. Arrivals and departures have since resumed at Erbil International Airport.

Since the Gaza war began in early October, U.S. and allied forces have faced dozens of attacks in Iraq and Syria, which U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has blamed on Iran-affiliated armed groups.