BAGHDAD — Two armed drones targeting an air base in
western
Iraq were shot down on Tuesday, an official of the US-led coalition
fighting Daesh said.
اضافة اعلان
"Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were
engaged and destroyed by defensive capabilities at the Iraqi Al-Asad Air Base
early this morning," the official said.
"The attempted attack was unsuccessful. All forces are
accounted for."
It is the second such attack in 24 hours targeting the
coalition in Iraq. On Monday, the coalition shot down two armed drones
targeting its compound at Baghdad airport.
The attacks come as Tehran and its allies across the Middle
East held emotional commemorations marking the second anniversary on Monday of
the assassination of Iranian commander
Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi
lieutenant in a
US drone strike at Baghdad airport.
Coalition troops switched to a training and advisory role
with the end of their combat mission early last month.
"While we have ended our combat mission, we maintain
the inherent right of self-defense," the official said.
"These are attacks against Iraqi installations, and an
attack against the Iraqi people and the military that protects them. We
maintain a minimal footprint on Iraqi bases — the coalition no longer has its
own bases in Iraq."
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