Wednesday, October 18, 2023

U.S. Military Says It Shot Down Drones That Were Headed Towards Its Troops In Iraq

 

Reuters: US says it thwarted drone attacks on troops in Iraq 

TEL AVIV/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) -The U.S. military thwarted an attack targeting its forces in Iraq early on Wednesday, intercepting two drones before they could strike, two U.S. officials said after the first such attack on U.S. forces in Iraq in more than a year. 

The officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, declined to say who was suspected of the attack on the al-Asad air base. But Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups amid soaring tension in the region over the Israel-Hamas war.  

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WNU Editor: Expect more attacks in the future.

U.S. Military Says It Shot Down Drones That Were Headed Towards Its Troops In Iraq  

U.S. military shoots down drones headed toward troops in Iraq -- Politico 

US shoots down two one-way attack drones targeting US forces in Iraq, US defense official says -- CNN  

US military intercepts 2 attack drones targeting Iraq air base where American troops are located -- FOX News  

US army foils attempted drone strike on Ain Al-Asad base in Iraq -- The Cradle

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Expect iranto be dismantled in the near future

Anonymous said...

Iran only has one petrol production plant. Take it out and the entire country grinds to a halt in a month.