Iraq's Air Defenses Shoot Down Unidentified Drone in Kirkuk

Iraqi air defenses intercepted and shot down an unmanned drone in Kirkuk, inciting a fire but causing no casualties. Preliminary investigations suggest it was a Turkish military drone, although there has been no official comment from Turkey.

Iraq's air defenses shot down an unmanned drone on Thursday in the northern city of Kirkuk, two police sources told Reuters, triggering an investigation into the identity of the drone.

Initial investigations by an Iraqi military colonel, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that the debris pointed to a Turkish military armed drone. The incident caused a fire near residential areas in the center of Kirkuk, but firefighters managed to extinguish it without any reported casualties.

There has been no immediate response from Turkish authorities regarding the incident.

(With inputs from agencies.)