Armed Drone Targets US Base in Northern Iraq

Iraqi security forces aboard their vehicles at a street after a reported drone attack on a security headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, 04 January 2024. (EPA)
Iraqi security forces aboard their vehicles at a street after a reported drone attack on a security headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, 04 January 2024. (EPA)
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Armed Drone Targets US Base in Northern Iraq

Iraqi security forces aboard their vehicles at a street after a reported drone attack on a security headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, 04 January 2024. (EPA)
Iraqi security forces aboard their vehicles at a street after a reported drone attack on a security headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, 04 January 2024. (EPA)

An armed drone on Friday hit Iraq's al-Harir airbase, where US and international forces are stationed, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.

A service statement did not elaborate on whether the attack caused casualties or infrastructure damage.

A group called the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq” said it had attacked al-Harir military base by drone.

Friday's action took place a day after the US military carried out a retaliatory strike in Baghdad that killed a militia leader it blames for recent attacks on US personnel, the Pentagon said.

Since the Israel-Hamas war in the Palestinian territory of Gaza began in October, the US military has come under attack at least 100 times in Iraq and Syria, usually with a mix of rockets and one-way attack drones.



Trump, Egypt's Sisi Discuss Gaza, Yemen

US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)
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Trump, Egypt's Sisi Discuss Gaza, Yemen

US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in 2018. (AFP/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and discussed topics including Yemen and Gaza.

In a post on his social media platform, Trump said the pair discussed US military operations against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, as well as the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and “possible solutions” to the conflict, as well as “military preparedness.”

Trump said the call went very well.