Two drones intercepted, shot down over Iraqi air base - military

The Iraqi military said on Sunday that air defenses at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase that hosts u.s. Forces, intercept and shot down two drones. The military said in a statement the drones were intercepted and shot down at around 12:30 a.m. local time. On May 8, an attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system targeted Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, but it caused no injuries.

The Iraqi military said on Sunday that air defenses at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase that hosts u.s. Forces, intercept and shot down two drones. The military said in a statement the drones were intercepted and shot down at around 12:30 a.m. local time.

On May 8, an attack by an unmanned aerial surveillance system targeted Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, but it caused no injuries. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday's attack.

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