Two drones target Ain Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq
Two Iraqi military sources told Reuters that two drones targeted on Tuesday the Ain Al-Asad air base in Iraq, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq.
The attack is the first on US forces in Iraq since February, when factions allied with Iran in Iraq stopped their attacks on American forces.
The two sources also stated that no injuries had been reported.
An Iraqi military official said that air defense systems shot down a drone near the base.
An Iraqi army official said that the army increased its patrols in the areas surrounding the base to prevent other possible attacks.
The attack took place less than a week before the expected visit of a high-level Iraqi military delegation to Washington to continue talks on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in the country.
Washington and Baghdad began talks to reevaluate the withdrawal of the US-led coalition in Iraq, which was formed in 2014 to help fight ISIS after the organization overran large parts of the country.
Washington and Baghdad began talks last January to evaluate the withdrawal of the US-led coalition in Iraq, which was formed in 2014 to help fight ISIS after the terrorist group took control of large parts of Iraq and Syria.
