Frustrated drone attack on Iraqi base, 2nd in 24 hours: Coalition | ISIL / ISIS News

A US-led coalition official says two fixed-wing drones equipped with explosives destroyed by defense capabilities at the Ain al-Assad air base.

for the second In 24 hours, a US-led coalition fighting ISIL (ISIS) in Iraq says it has thwarted a drone attack on a base that takes on U.S. troops.

An international military coalition official said two armed drones were fired on Tuesday as they approached a base in the western province of Anbar.

“Two fixed-wing drones equipped with explosives have been hired and destroyed for defense capabilities at the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq early this morning,” the official told news agencies.

“The attack was unsuccessful. All forces are taken into account. ‘

On Monday, the coalition said it was firing two armed drones near a Baghdad international airport near a U.S.-based base. No one was injured in the incident.

There was no liability claim.

The attacks were carried out by Tehran and its allies in the Middle East on Monday moving memories Due to the second anniversary of the assassination of Iran’s supreme general Distribute Soleimanme and his Iraqi lieutenant in a U.S. drone attack at Baghdad airport.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said in a televised speech that former US President Donald Trump should be tried for ordering an attack on Soleimani, otherwise Tehran would take revenge.

The United States is leading an international military coalition that is fighting ISIL, as Iraqi troops have been engaged in a training and advisory task since the end of the combat mission.

“As long as we complete our combat mission, we retain the right to self-defense,” the official said.

“It simply came to our notice then. We keep the minimum footprint on Iraqi bases; the coalition no longer has its roots in Iraq.