ERBIL, March 12, 2026 (AFP) – An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was ​struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday.

“A missile hit our ‌base in ‌Irbil. There ​are ‌no ⁠casualties ​or injuries among ⁠the Italian personnel. They are all fine,” the ministry said on X shortly after midnight ⁠on Thursday.

Defense Minister Guido ‌Crosetto ‌has been ​in constant ‌contact with senior military ‌commanders over the incident, the ministry added.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in ‌a separate message on X that Italian military ⁠personnel ⁠had taken shelter in a bunker and all were “well and safe.”

Italy has around 300 troops in Irbil, working on training Kurdish security forces, the defense ministry ​said ​on its website.