Drone shot down near Iraqi airport housing US troops, say Kurdish security forces

A drone has been intercepted near Erbil airport, which houses US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces say.

“At 21:58 an explosive-packed drone was downed near Erbil International Airport without causing casualties or damages,” says the counterterrorism services of the Kurdistan region.

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