Armed drones shot down near U.S. military base in Iraq
Three armed drones were shot down near a military base hosting U.S. and other international troops in northern Iraq, the Iraq regional counter-terrorism service reported on Tuesday.
A statement from the service of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region did not say if there were any casualties or damages to the infrastructure due to the attack.
The attack happened at the Erbil International Airport.
It was reported that three explosive drones attempted to strike the base, housing the federation forces tasked with training.
The federation force advised the Iraq security forces in their fight against the Islamic State terrorist group near the Erbil Airport.
Also, the drones were destroyed and shot down without giving further details.
The capital of the Kurdish region, Erbil, was attacked by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), leaving four people dead and six injured.
The Kurdistan Region Security Council reported on Monday.
According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the IRGC launched a missile attack on “spy headquarters” in the region.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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