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Iraq
US military base Harir in Iraq was attacked by a booby-trapped drone
2023-11-12
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edietd.
[Regnum] The US military base at Harir in northern Iraq was attacked by a booby-trapped drone. This was reported by the Iraqi agency Shafaq, citing a source in the security forces.

“A drone attacked an international coalition military base at Harir airport in Erbil province,” the report said.

According to the source, the attack was carried out using a booby-trapped drone.

As Regnum reported , on November 9, the American military base at Harir in northern Iraq was attacked by two bomb-laden drones. According to video footage provided to Rudaw by local residents, a large fire broke out at the airbase, with fuel tanks catching fire.

Earlier, the Iraqi Shafaq news agency reported a powerful explosion that was heard near the Harir military airfield in Erbil province.

Reuters, citing security sources, reported on November 9 that a patrol with US military and Iraqi security forces was blown up by an explosive device in northern Iraq. According to their information, the attack took place in the vicinity of Mosul. There were no fatalities as a result of the explosion.

US Department of Defense spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that since October 17, American bases in the region have been attacked over 30 times. As a result of these attacks, 28 military personnel were injured.
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