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Iraqi PM denounces drone attack over Erbil, doesn’t identify source
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi condemns a “drone attack” that violated the airspace of Erbil in the northern Kurdistan region, his office says, after several drones were shot down.
“We have directed the relevant security agencies… in coordination with the Region’s security forces, to take all necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such attacks and to thwart anyone attempting to harm the security of our noble Iraqi society, wherever they may be,” he says, without identifying the source of the drones.
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