US scrambles F-15 jet to shoot down Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces in Iraq

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U.S. forces on Wednesday brought down an Iranian drone that officials said appeared poised to attack American troops in Iraq. The downing came as the Iranian military started a drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group. The bombings follow Iraqi and Iranian Kurds protesting in Iraq's northern city of Erbil over the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish woman.

Published 2 months ago · Washington, United States

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Daily Express

US shoots down Iranian drone as unmanned vehicle posed 'threat'

The US Central Command has 'condemned' the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' 'unprovoked attack'.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

The US uses an F-15 plane to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to threaten its forces in Iraq

The United States sent an F-15 aircraft to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to be headed toward U.S. forces in Erbil, Iraq.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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KVIA

US scrambles F-15 jet to shoot down Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces in Iraq

By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNNThe US scrambled an F-15 jet to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to be heading towards US forces in Erbil, Iraq, on Wednesday, a US official told CNN.US forces launched the jet after tracking dozens of Iranian short range ballistic missiles headed for Kurdish positions in northern Iraq Wednesday, according to two other US officials. The initial assessment is the launches originated inside Iran, the…

2 months ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces brought down in Iraq

U.S. forces on Wednesday brought down an Iranian drone that officials said appeared poised to attack American troops in Iraq. The downing came as the Iranian military started a drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq, attacks that have killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others,…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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