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Iraq
Iraqi air defense intercepts drone near military base
2022-01-06
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The Iraqi air defense forces intercepted the drone, which was near one of the military bases, Al Arabiya TV reports, citing a source among the Iraqi security forces.

An unidentified UAV was reportedly flying near the Ain al-Assad military base in Anbar province. Previously, this base was used by the so-called international coalition led by the United States. The source claims that the air defense drone was intercepted even before it approached the military base. There were no reports of possible casualties.

Earlier, the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq was fired upon with rockets. According to preliminary data, five rockets were fired at the object, for the destruction of which it was necessary to use air defense systems. All missiles fired at the base fell two kilometers from the target.
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