Drone targets US troops near airport in Iraq, no casualties
The Associated Press
2 hours ago
A picture taken on Dec. 24, 2019, shows a view of the entrance of Erbil International Airport in the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region Arbil. (Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty Images)
A drone attack targeted U.S.-led coalition forces near a northern Iraqi airport Wednesday, the Kurdish region’s Interior Ministry and coalition officials said.
The ministry said the attack targeted coalition forces based near Irbil international airport and caused a fire that damaged a building. It said there were no casualties.
Witnesses in Irbil reported hearing sirens and hearing a loud bang.