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Drones shot down targeting coalition airbase in Anbar

AM:11:07:04/01/2022

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SULAIMANI — Two armed drones targeting Ain al-Assad Airbase were shot down early on Tuesday (January 4) morning, an official from the Global Coalition said.

"Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were engaged and destroyed by defense capabilities,” said an official from the coalition cited by AFP, adding the attack was unsuccessful.

The attack comes after a similar incident early on Monday when two armed drones targeting Camp Victory base, which hosts US troops near Baghdad airport, were shot down by the base’s C-RAM defense system.

Ain al-Assad Airbase, located in Iraq’s western governorate of Anbar, hosts US troops and other international forces.

(NRT Digital Media)