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US Military Prevented Two Drones From Attacking al-Asad And al-Harir Air Base Hosting US Troops

The drone attack was carried out just hours after an explosion occurred at a hospital in located in the Gaza Strip

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Oct 18, 2023
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ERBIL - Washington is on heightened alert for "activity" by Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq after the U.S. military reported having intercepted two drones carrying out an attack on the al-Asad and al-Harir air base in Erbil where U.S. forces are stationed.

The Kurdistan security agency "Kurdistan Counter Terrorism" said that a drone fell into a desert region near Batas village in the district of Harir at 12:18 pm local time, but did not give any other details.

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