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Explosive drone shot down at Iraqi Kurdistan airbase

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​Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Jan 2, 2024

An explosive drone targeting the US-led anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq was shot down at Arbil airport on Tuesday, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said.

The attack was claimed by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of Iran-linked armed groups that oppose US support for Israel in the Gaza war.

Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, there has been a surge in a