Iraqi base hosting US, international forces said targeted by armed drone

Iraq’s al-Harir airbase, which hosts US and international forces, has been targeted by an armed drone, Iraqi Kurdistan’s counterterrorism service say in a statement.

The statement does not elaborate on whether the attack caused casualties or infrastructure damage.

Relatedly, the US military publicly thanks Iraq’s police for their Wednesday discovery of a land-based cruise missile that a US official says was aimed at American troops in the country.

“The Coalition is appreciative of the efforts of the legitimate security forces in Iraq for their efforts to prevent future attacks,” US Central Command says in a post on social media platform X.

The praise comes as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s office announced it was forming a committee to prepare to close down the US-led international coalition’s mission in the country following a US strike against a militia leader blamed for attacks against US troops.