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Friday, July 24, 2026
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Friday, July 24, 2026
Explosions, smoke near Iraq’s Erbil airport, which houses US troops
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Smoke rises after explosions were heard and air defences activated near the airport in Erbil, on July 24, 2026. (AFP)
Several blasts sound near Erbil airport, which hosts US-led coalition troops in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist says.
Explosions are heard after air defenses were activated, according to the journalist, who also saw drones hovering over the city and smoke rising in the airport area.
Since hostilities resumed in the Middle East, drones have repeatedly been intercepted over Erbil, which is also home to a major US consulate complex.
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