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| Suspected Iranian drones, missile fragments fall in Kurdistan Region |
| 2025-06-22 |
| [Rudaw] A suspected Iranian drone crashed in the Makhmour district of Nineveh province on Saturday. Separately, a fire broke out in Sulaimani province and officials suspect it was caused by drone or missile fragments. "At around 1:00 pm, a fire broke out near Sheikh Mansourian village and we haven't been able to control it," Kamaran Abdullah, the administrator of Khalakan sub-district, told Rudaw. Khalakan is located near Dukan Lake. Abdullah said locals and officials searched for the source of the fire with no luck and have speculated that "a drone or missile fragment has fallen," causing the blaze, though this has not been confirmed. Separately, a drone crashed in the Makhmour district of Nineveh province. Ghazi Faisal, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) Makhmour office, told Rudaw that the drone crashed without any explosion. "We suspect it's an Iranian drone. We have informed the Iraqi forces and they went to retrieve it," he said. Quality control is key. This one failed the Three Sigma test without the IDF needing to exert itself The Kurdistan Region and Iraq lie under the flight path of Iranian drones and missiles aimed at Israel. There have been multiple reports of drones and debris falling from the sky, sometimes sparking fires.Related: Makhmour district: 2025-05-13 Iraqi army, Peshmerga launch joint anti-ISIS op in disputed areas Makhmour district: 2024-09-12 ISIS members captured in Baghdad, Nineveh: Iraqi security forces Makhmour district: 2023-12-03 ISIS attack in Makhmour kills Iraqi soldier: Peshmerga Related: Iranian drone: 2025-06-17 Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 16th,2025 Iranian drone: 2025-06-14 Israel has resumed its strikes on Iran, targeting the underground Fordow nuclear facility Iranian drone: 2025-04-21 After blows to proxies, Iran advances space program with Russian assistance |
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