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Foreign media: The Iraqi air base with US troops shot down two armed drones

author:Overseas network

Source: China News Network

According to Agence France-Presse on January 4, on the 4th local time, a US-led coalition official against the "Islamic State" organization said that they shot down two armed drones in Iraq, and said that these two drones were originally planned to attack an air base in western Iraq.

According to reports, the official said that two fixed-wing drones equipped with explosives appeared at the Assad Air Base in Iraq in the early morning of local time on the 4th, and were subsequently destroyed by anti-aircraft fire.

The official added, "The attack was not successful and all personnel were counted." ”

According to reports, this is the second similar attack against the coalition forces in Iraq within 24 hours. On the 3rd local time, the coalition forces shot down two armed drones targeting baghdad airports.

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