Second attack on US-led coalition base in Erbil

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Counter-Terrorism Directorate released a statement regarding the incident on its official Facebook account.

SECOND ATTACK

The statement indicated that the bomb-laden UAV targeting the coalition base near Erbil International Airport was shot down at 18:50 local time, and that the attack was carried out by "illegal militias."

In a statement yesterday, the KRG Counter-Terrorism Directorate announced that a bomb-laden UAV targeting the coalition base near Erbil Airport had been shot down at 20:58.

FREQUENT ATTACKS ON COALITION FORCES CONTINUE

The group known as the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq," which includes pro-Iranian Shiite militias, frequently announces that it carries out attacks on bases housing US and US-led coalition forces "in response to the attacks in Gaza."

Within this context, the Ain al-Asad Airbase in Anbar, the Harir Airbase in Erbil, the Victory Military Base in Baghdad, and the US base near Erbil International Airport have been targeted multiple times with bomb-laden UAVs.

News Source: AA