INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Three armed drones were shot down on Tuesday in two separate attacks over Erbil airport in northern Iraq where United States forces and
other international forces are stationed, Reuters quoted Iraqi Kurdistan&s counter-terrorism service said in a statement.The attacks are the
latest in a series on United States troops in Iraq and Syria as tensions soar in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war.A group called
the &Islamic Resistance in Iraq& said it targeted Al-Harir military base, which is about 70 km northeast of Erbil airport, read the
report.The defence system at a military base near the airport successfully defended against the drones, the statement said
There were no casualties or damage to infrastructure, a United States Defense Department official said.Coalition forces have been attacked
at least 38 times since Oct
17, most of these attacks failed to reach their targets, thanks to our robust defences, the United States official added.Iraqi Prime
Minister Mohammed al-Sudani has pledged to pursue those responsible for recent attacks on three military bases in Iraq hosting international
coalition advisers, including Ain al-Asad in western Iraq, a military base near Baghdad&s international airport and Harir in Erbil.The post
Armed drones shot down over Iraq airport where US forces based first appeared on Ariana News.
