Iraq 0
24 May 2022

Iraqi security forces reported downing a drone attempting to approach an airbase near Baghdad. The U.S.-led counter-ISIS coalition contended that “the malign actors who launched and operated this UAS [Unmanned Aircraft System] have demonstrated, yet again, a total disregard for the lives of the Iraqi citizens and innocent air travelers”.

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