US EditionIranian Drone Strike Kuwait Airport Fuel Depot, Social Security HQ; Army Says ‘Vital Infrastructure’ Targeted
- Kuwait's armed forces confronted hostile drones on March 8, 2026, after they breached the country's airspace and targeted fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, causing major fires.
- Two fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport were struck, triggering large fires that firefighting teams worked to contain at both the airport fuel tanks and the Public Institution for Social Security headquarters.
- The Public Institution for Social Security's main building suffered material damage and was closed to visitors, with services redirected online and to other branches.
- Iranian media claimed the social security building was targeted as a command center, but this claim remains unverified, and Kuwaiti officials reported no casualties though civilian facilities were damaged.
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Centered the headquarters managed by the Public Institute for Social Security. The fire under control (ANSA)
Fuel depot at Kuwait airport catches fire due to drone attack
Two fuel depots at Kuwait International Airport came under drone attack on Sunday, which caused a huge fire at one of them, Kuwait News Agency reported. Firefighters are battling against the blaze, which resulted in material damage, according to the spokesman of the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA). He noted that initial assessments showed that the attack caused no casualties. The competent bodies rushed to the site and joined the airp…
Foreign media report that a government building in Kuwait City caught fire after the city was attacked by Iranian drones last night. The Kuwaiti military says the country has been subjected to a wave of hostile drones, and that attacks have been carried out on among other things. oil tankers and the international airport. Drones are also being fired at Saudi Arabia. The country says it has shot down at least 21 drones And in Lebanon, authorities…
The spokesman for the Public Fire Force, Brigadier General Mohammed Bader Ibrahim, announced that this morning the fire squads were able to control the fire of the fuel tanks of Kuwait International Airport, as well as a fire that broke out in a building...
Fire at Kuwait Airport Fuel Tanks Controlled with No Casualties Reported
Units from the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) successfully brought a fire under control today, Sunday, at the fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport. Meanwhile, other teams continue their efforts to extinguish a separate blaze at the headquarters of the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS).
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