According to reports, Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones were intercepted above Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, tonight. No details on the number of drones or the responsible party are yet available.
The reported interception of Iranian Shahed-136 drones over Erbil adds to a series of Iranian drone incidents in the Middle East in recent weeks. As The Zioneer has reported, Iranian drones have been intercepted over Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, and near the Israeli embassy in Bahrain. The current incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and regional actors, though the specific circumstances of tonight's interception remain unclear. It is not yet known whether the drones were targeting a specific location or were intercepted by Kurdish or coalition air defenses.
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