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SULAIMANI —Iraqi security forces shot down a drone near the
Martyr Muhammad Ala Air Base inside Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday
(May 24).
Iraq Security Media Cell said on Twitter today that the
Iraqi air defence forces detected and downed the drone which tried to near the
base early this morning.
The media cell shared photos of the damaged drone.
No casualties or damage to the base were reported.
The airbase hosts local Iraqi and international forces,
including the US forces.
The US-led coalition
military bases in Iraq have come under a series of attacks in 2022.
On January 28, six missiles were fired at Baghdad
International Airport and Camp Victory military base, causing significant
damage to an Iraqi Airway plane.
(NRT Digital Media)