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Shafaq News
10 hours ago
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- Shafaq News
Multiple drones crash across Iraq
Shafaq News/ On Thursday, three unidentified drones crashed in separate locations across Iraq amid the escalating between Iran and Israel. In Erbil province, a drone exploded upon impact, with no casualties reported, while the drone's origin remain unknown. Elsewhere in al-Sulaymaniyah, a drone came down near a water pump in an agricultural zone in the Bangird subdistrict, whose administrator, Sirwan Sarhad, said caused no injuries or damage, noting the area's sparse population. Meanwhile, a third drone believed to match specifications of Iranian-made models fell in Mosul, and military engineers are preparing to detonate the device remotely. The near-simultaneous incidents have prompted defense officials to coordinate efforts to assess "possible links" between the crashes and to determine whether they signal a pattern of aerial infiltration. Now entering its eighth day, the confrontation has featured sustained missile and drone exchanges. Iran's latest barrage caused heavy damage in Tel Aviv and Beersheba, injuring 271 people, according to Israeli Channel 12.
Iraqi News
19 hours ago
- Iraqi News
Multiple suspected drones crash across Iraq amid heightened regional tensions
Baghdad ( – At least three separate incidents involving crashed drones or suspected drone parts were reported across Iraq on Thursday (June 19, 2025), raising concerns about violations of the country's airspace amid heightened regional tensions. In Nineveh province, a security source reported that a drone, suspected to be of Iranian origin, crashed in an open area in the Al-Qaraj sub-district near Makhmour. Iraqi Army teams cordoned off the site and were preparing to detonate the wreckage remotely as a precaution. Separately, in the Kurdistan Region, an unidentified drone crashed in an agricultural area in Dukan district, Sulaymaniyah, with no casualties reported. Local official Sirwan Sarhad confirmed that an investigation has been launched. Meanwhile, in southern Iraq, 'war objects believed to be drones' were reported to have fallen near a cement factory in Muthanna province. Security forces and explosives experts were dispatched to the scene. These incidents come as Iraq navigates the fallout from the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, which has previously seen drone and missile remnants land in various parts of the country.
