Iran Guards claim US bases in Erbil, Iraq, struck with missiles, drones

AFP

2 Sep, 2026 07:58 AMQuick Read

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say missiles and drones hit US bases in Erbil on Wednesday. Photo / Getty Images

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they struck US bases with missiles and drones in Erbil in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, state media reported.

The Guards said they “carried out a co-ordinated missile and drone attack on US bases in Erbil” that destroyed a maintenance centre, warehouses and the “guidance
system of a US surveillance aerostat”, according to a statement carried by state-run IRNA news agency.

Since the start of the Middle East war, the northern Kurdistan region, where US-led anti-jihadist coalition troops are deployed, has been a target for attacks carried out by Iran or pro-Iran Iraqi armed groups.

Iraqi Kurdish counter-terrorism forces said on Wednesday that “the coalition forces downed 10 explosive-laden drones in the airspace of Erbil province between 01.13 and 03.31am” local time, without causing casualties.

An AFP journalist reported hearing explosions near Erbil’s airport, which hosts coalition troops.