Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were shot down Tuesday near a base in Iraq that houses American troops, the second such incident in as many days, officials said.
The unmanned aircraft were downed outside the perimeter of al Asad Air Base, in Iraq’s western Anbar province, the Iraqi government’s Security Media Cell said on Twitter.
Although U.S. troops remain in Iraq to advise its security forces in the fight against Islamic State, the base is home to Iraqi troops, said an official with the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS.
2 drones approaching Ain al-Asad Air Base were shot down outside the base’s vicinity without casualties early this morning, said @SecMedCell. Attacking Iraqi military bases means the ISF & Iraqi people are being attacked as it threatens its efforts to build a safe & stable Iraq. https://t.co/Fn2xp4DfSH
— Inherent Resolve (@CJTFOIR) January 4, 2022
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Source: Stars and Stripes
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