Drone Attack Targets Kurdish Iraq's Irbil Airport
Voice of America
IRBIL, IRAQ - An attack Wednesday at the airport of Irbil, capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, was carried out by drone, the Kurdish interior ministry said — an unprecedented escalation of the arms used to target U.S. soldiers based there.
"A drone charged with TNT targeted a coalition base at Irbil's airport," the ministry said, adding that no one was hurt in the blast but a building was damaged. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which caused a loud explosion heard across the city. However, a shadowy pro-Iranian group, blamed for a similar attack in mid-February, hailed the blast in pro-Iran channels on the messaging app Telegram.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the U.S. Naval Support Activity base, in Naples, Italy, April 17, 2024, for the G7 foreign ministers summit on Capri island. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani arrives for the G7 foreign ministers meeting, on the Island of Capri, Italy, April 17, 2024.
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