US Forces Shoot Down Armed Drone Over Coalition Airbase In Iraq

The base (pictured), which hosts both Iraqi and US armed forces, is located in the desert in the western Anbar province  

Daily Mail: US forces shoot down armed drone over coalition airbase in Iraq a day after four Americans were injured in air strike in Syria 'carried out by Iran-backed militias' 

* It was shot down by defence systems at Ain al-Asad Air Base at 1.46am on Friday 

* The base, which hosts coalition forces, is located in the western Anbar province 

* No casualties or damage were reported and the incident is under investigation

US forces fighting the Islamic State group have shot down an armed drone that targeted a coalition airbase in Iraq. 

The unmanned aerial system, reportedly made of carbon fibre, was intercepted by US air defence systems at Ain al-Asad Air Base at 1.46am on Friday. 

The base, which hosts both Iraqi and US armed forces, is located in the desert in the western Anbar province. No casualties or damage were reported and the incident is under investigation.  

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Update #1: Coalition thwarts drone attack on US base in Iraq (RUDAW)  

Update #2: Forces at Iraqi Base Hosting U.S. Troops Shoot Down Drone (Reuters)  

WNU Editor: Iranian media is saying that some coalition soldiers were injured .... Four troops injured as drones, rockets hit US-run bases in Iraq, Syria (PressTV).