Drones Target Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad Airbase, No Casualties, Say Military Sources

An Iraqi military official said defense systems downed one drone near the base perimeter. (AFP)
An Iraqi military official said defense systems downed one drone near the base perimeter. (AFP)
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Drones Target Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad Airbase, No Casualties, Say Military Sources

An Iraqi military official said defense systems downed one drone near the base perimeter. (AFP)
An Iraqi military official said defense systems downed one drone near the base perimeter. (AFP)

Two armed drones on Tuesday targeted Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, which hosts US forces and other international forces in western Iraq, two Iraqi military sources told Reuters.

It was the second attack against US forces in Iraq since early February when Iranian-backed groups in Iraq stopped their attacks against US troops.

In April, two drones were shot down near Ain al-Asad base, according to a US official.

No casualties have been reported, said the sources.

An Iraqi military official said defense systems downed one drone near the base perimeter.

Iraqi army patrols stepped up patrolling the areas around the base to prevent possible further attacks, said an Iraqi army official.

The attack came less than a week before an expected visit by a high-level Iraqi military delegation to Washington to continue talks on ending the US-led military coalition in the country.

Washington and Baghdad in January initiated talks to reassess the draw-down of the US-led coalition in Iraq, formed in 2014 to help fight the ISIS group that overran large parts of the country.

A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a projectile appears to have targeted the base, but without causing casualties.



KSrelief Masam Project Dismantles 882 Explosives in Yemen Last Week

 The number of explosives removed during July rose to 1,851 - SPA
The number of explosives removed during July rose to 1,851 - SPA
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KSrelief Masam Project Dismantles 882 Explosives in Yemen Last Week

 The number of explosives removed during July rose to 1,851 - SPA
The number of explosives removed during July rose to 1,851 - SPA

the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) “Masam” project to clear Yemeni lands of unexploded ordnance dismantled 882 explosives in various regions of Yemen during the second week of July.

The operations cleared 841 unexploded ordnance, 29 anti-tank mines, nine anti-personnel mines, and three explosive devices.
According to SPA, the number of explosives removed during July rose to 1,851, bringing the number removed since the beginning of the Masam project to 450,919 explosives that fell or were planted randomly in various Yemeni lands to claim more innocent victims, including children, women and the elderly.