An Iraqi army source told Reuters that air defense systems shot down an armed drone over a base on Monday lion’s eye, Which hosts American forces and international forces in western Iraq.
The source added that the attack did not cause deaths or damage, and it was the second within hours after a drone was shot down over Erbil Airport in northern Iraq, where American and other international forces are stationed.
Since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7, the Ain al-Assad base has been subjected to a series of attacks with drones and missiles.
Last week, a military base housing American forces was attacked near an airport Erbil International region Kurdstan Iraq An attack with a bomb-laden drone caused injuries and disrupted work at the airport, according to what the Iraqi army announced.
The United States provides military support and political cover to the Israeli occupation throughout its ongoing aggression against Gaza.
The “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” usually claims many attacks targeting the Ain al-Assad base, as well as Tal al-Baydar in northern Syria and the al-Tanf base in its south. It also previously announced the bombing of a target in Eilat on the Red Sea, and an Israeli gas platform in the Mediterranean Sea.