Armed drones attack on Iraqi military base foiled

A security official holds part of the wreckage of a drone with Arabic that reads, ‘revenge operations for our leaders’ at Baghdad airport (International Coalition via AP)

Two explosives-laden drones targeting an Iraqi military base housing US troops in western Anbar province have been destroyed, officials said.

It is the second such attempted attack coinciding with the anniversary of the 2020 US air strike that killed a top Iranian general near Baghdad airport.