Top Israeli Mossad Commander Ilak Ron Believed Killed in Iraq

Yet, no official statements by Israel, Iraq, or Iran have confirmed the news so far.

Despite the lack of official reports on the identity of people injured or killed during the attack that took place in Erbil, north of Iraq, online sources have been widely circulating initial reports of the attack being an act of "revenge" by Iran, after several commanders of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were targeted by Israel in recent years, including Iran's top brigade general, Qasem Soleimani who was martyred in a US airstrike in Baghdad in January 2020.

Yet, several reports have referred to a strong Israeli role in the operation.

On May 22, 2022, Iran also announced the assassination of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer identified as Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in an armed attack on his car in Tehran. Iran then accused Israel's Mossad of direct involvement in the assassination.

Reports of Ilak Ron's possible assassination have been exclusively shared by a correspondent of the Lebanon-based Al Mayadeen TV, Khaled Iskef, who was one of the first to share videos of the explosion's aftermath from Wednesday to Thursday midnight.

The explosion has been reported in Iraqi local media which confirmed several injured, without particularly naming victims.

Moreover, online people have shared information saying that the Mossad commander killed in the drone attack was known as Ilak Ron, but that his real name was Asa Flots.

Some users also went on to share a number of different photos claiming they were for Ilak Ron, or Asa Flots. Photos did not match, however.