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Two drones shot down above Iraq base housing US troops
Two drones shot down above Iraq base housing US troops
June 06, 2021 | 09:23 AM
The Iraqi army said Sunday two drones were destroyed above a base housing US troops, one month after the same base was targeted by an armed drone.
The US military's C-RAM defence system was activated to shoot down the drones above the Ain al-Assad base, located in Iraq's western desert, the Iraqi military said.Several hours earlier a rocket was shot down above Baghdad airport, without causing casualties or damage.
June 06, 2021 | 09:23 AM