Iraqi Kurdistan media relations chief Lawk Ghafuri said on Twitter that it “exploded far from the terminals” and has not caused any damage. This is the first airstrike on facilities with American personnel in two months.
A drone loaded with explosives crashed Saturday night near Erbil International Airport in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, where US-staffed facilities are being found, with no casualties or property damage. several sources have reported.
In a statement, the Kurdistan Anti-Terrorism Service said a drone loaded with explosives hit the vicinity of the airport facility without causing any casualties, while the competent authorities are investigating.
For his part, the director of Arbela airport, Ahmed Hoixiar, said in statements to the state television channel In Iraq that “the bombing did not cause any damage” and that “flights will be stopped for two hours “as a precaution.
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In the same vein, the head of relations with Iraqi Kurdistan media, Lawk Ghafuri, said on Twitter that the drone loaded with explosives “exploded far from the terminals.”
So far no group has claimed action.
This is the first airstrike on facilities with American personnel in two months.
However, drone or rocket attacks on US interests have been recurrent, especially in the Iraqi capital, since the early 2020 US assassination in Baghdad of Iranian General Qasem Soleiman.
Washington accuses the pro-Iranian militias of Iraq, which have great political and military power, and some of which are considered terrorist organizations by the United States.
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The Iraqi government has intervened in recent months to stop these groups from carrying out such attacks to create a safe and stable environment in the country ahead of the October 10 parliamentary elections.
The militias are demanding the withdrawal of US forces and, following the announcement by US President Joe Biden to end the combat mission in Iraq, such attacks have been drastically reduced and a some of these pro-Iranian groups have declared a truce.