An explosive drone launched from Iran was intercepted near the US consulate in Erbil, northern Iraq, according to reports. No casualties or damage have been reported.
According to reports, an explosive drone launched from Iran was intercepted early Sunday morning near the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq. The first report stated that Iranian drones were launched toward the consulate; a subsequent report confirmed that an explosive drone was intercepted in the vicinity. The reports are from a single source and have not been independently corroborated.
Previous incidents involving Iranian drones near US facilities in Iraq have been reported by The Zioneer, including a drone explosion near a Kurdish opposition camp on July 2 and a loud explosion near the US base in Erbil on June 10. The details of this latest incident remain limited.
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