Drone wars continue to occur worldwide, with Iraq being one of many hotbeds of drone war activity currently happening today. In what was most likely an Iranian assault, drones assaulted an Iraqi base currently also occupied by American troops, but were successfully shot down by Iraqi forces using anti-drone technology..
Drone attack on US base foiled, Iraqi security sources say – Raw Story
From www.rawstory.com
2022-01-03 12:31:00
Reuters UK
Excerpt:
Two armed drones were shot down on Monday as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad’s international airport, Iraqi security sources said, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident. The attack came as Iran and its allies in Iraq marked the second anniversary of the assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was killed in a drone strike near Baghdad airport ordered by then-U.S. president Donald Trump. Commenting on the attack, an official of the U.S.-led international military coalition said the base’s defence system ha…
