The drone attack was targeted by the fresh military base of Iraq to the north of Baghdad. An unknown drone is reported to have been attacked at a location in the base. However, there have been no casualties in the attack.
Talking to Iraq’s official news agency INA, Lieutenant General Walid Al-Tamimi said that an unknown drone attacked a place in the base. He confirmed that there were no casualties in the attack and said that further information would be announced later, as Anadolu Agency said.
Some local media reports claimed that the drone targeted the French -made radar system deployed on the base. According to the Anadolu agency report, the base was previously used by the US -led International Alliance forces, which was handed over to the Iraqi army in 2020.
According to a CNN report, a drone attack on the military base in Iraq took place at a time when Iran has fired several missiles targeting American military establishments in Qatar and Iraq, including Al Udid Air Base in Qatar – which is the largest American military establishment in the region.
The development took place on Sunday morning after the US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear installations. Two officials familiar with the situation confirmed CNN that the US was monitoring several missiles fired from Iran. A White House official said that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chief Staff Chairman Dan Kane are in the situation room and are closely monitoring the incidents.
Earlier, Iran’s official TV had told that Iran has started a campaign against the American base in Qatar. Sama TV quoted the Iranian government TV as saying that this campaign against the American base in the region is called ‘Operation Basharat al-Fatah’.
According to CNN, the American employees in the embassies located in Qatar and Bahrain are in “nonsense and cover”, as Iran is firing retaliation towards Qatar and Iraq.
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry wrote on X that its government has temporarily shut down its airspace amid growing tension. The move has been taken after Iran’s announcement of retaliation against the US, which has increased security concerns in the Gulf region.
