Kurdish forces say the US-led coalition has shot down five drones over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, which has been repeatedly attacked since hostilities resumed in the Middle East, AFP reports.
An AFP journalist earlier reported seeing drones hovering over Erbil, before air defences were activated, resulting in explosions and visible smoke near the city’s airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops.
Since hostilities resumed in the region, drone attacks, which Kurdish authorities blamed on Iran, have repeatedly been intercepted over Erbil, also home to a major US consulate complex.
Kurdish counterterrorism forces say that “the coalition forces downed five explosive-laden drones over Erbil between 9:32 and 9:45am”.
No casualties were reported, they add.
