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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi security forces on Tuesday shot down an
unidentified drone targeting a radar system at Ain Al-Asad air base in western
Iraq, without casualties, the Ministry of Defense announced.
The ministry stated that units from the Second Special
Operations Forces Division detected the aircraft at 8:55 a.m. local time and
intercepted it before it reached its objective, preventing any explosion or
damage.
Engineering teams were deployed to secure the site and
remove debris in line with established procedures.
Ain Al-Asad is fully operated by Iraqi forces, with
all personnel and equipment under national control, the ministry stressed,
warning that such incidents harm national interests, disrupt military
development, and endanger personnel, while affirming the right to respond to
any threat targeting its facilities or forces.
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