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Forces at Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops Shoot Down Drone

Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base. AP file photo
Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base. AP file photo
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Forces at Iraqi Base Hosting US Troops Shoot Down Drone

Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base. AP file photo
Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base. AP file photo

Forces at Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts US troops, intercepted and shot down a drone while it was hovering near the base early on Friday, US-led coalition and Iraqi security sources said.

The forces, using US air defense systems, shot down an armed unmanned aerial system entering the base at around 1:46 a.m. (2246 GMT), the Combined Joint Task Force, Operation Inherent Resolve, said on Twitter.

The incident, which is under investigation, caused no injuries or damage, the force said.

Iraqi officials were not immediately available for comment.

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Iraq Agrees to Supply Lebanon with Fuel for Six Months

Beirut seen through the smog. (AP)
Beirut seen through the smog. (AP)
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Iraq Agrees to Supply Lebanon with Fuel for Six Months

Beirut seen through the smog. (AP)
Beirut seen through the smog. (AP)

Iraq has agreed to supply Lebanon with fuel for six more months, the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement on Saturday, renewing a deal meant to alleviate Lebanon's acute power shortage.

Under the heavy fuel oil deal, first agreed in July 2021, Iraq provides the Lebanese government with the fuel in exchange for services including health care for Iraqi citizens.

Lebanon then swaps the heavy fuel oil for gas oil that it can use at its power stations.

These have operated for decades at partial capacity, but electricity provision deteriorated further during a financial crisis that has hit the state's ability to buy fuel.