An attack targeted Erbil Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan, on the night of Tuesday-Wednesday, according to what was confirmed by the Counter-Terrorism Service in the region.
The Iraqi News Agency quoted the Counter-Terrorism Service as saying In Kurdistan, he said that the attack on the airport, which is located near the American consulate in the city, was carried out by a booby-trapped drone.
The military base at Erbil International Airport was targeted for an attack with two booby-trapped marches.. Alarm sirens sounded at the US Consulate and civil aircraft evacuatedThe attack did not result in human losses or material damage, but only “burned herbs.”
The coalition confirmed The US Department of Defense, the Pentagon, said, “Initial reports indicate that there was no damage to the airport.”
The US Department of Defense, “The Pentagon,” said that “initial reports indicate that no damage occurred at the airport.” Erbil, injuries or loss of life.”
Video footage showing the bombing of #Erbil_Airport, north # Iraq# Al-Arabiya pic.twitter.com/lClTiN9iYO
— Al-Arabiya (@AlArabiya) July 6, 2021
For its part, “Reuters” agency quoted security officials as saying that the attack “targeted an American base at Erbil airport.”
Erbil Airport has gradually resumed air navigation, after stopping for a short period following the attack. The director of Erbil Airport, Ahmed Hoshyar, told the Iraqi News Agency that the air traffic at the airport is “normal,” stressing that there are no fires at the airport.For his part, Erbil Governor Omid Khoshnaw considered that ” What was subjected to Erbil International Airport is a terrorist act par excellence.”
The attack came a day after missile and drone attacks on Ain Al-Assad Air Base, which hosts US forces and the US Embassy
In Baghdad.Preliminary photos of the attack on the #Erbil_Airport in the Kurdistan Region # Iraq # Al Arabiya pic.twitter.com/JkaVrPZMvA
— Al Arabiya (@AlArabiya) July 6, 2021
Earlier on Tuesday evening, our sources had reported evacuating passengers from planes at Erbil Airport and turning off the lights, in addition to closing the airspace over the airport.
Sirens were also heard at the US Consulate in Erbil. The roads leading to Erbil airport have been closed for a while.
Damage left over from a previous attack At Erbil Airport last February (archive)Earlier on Tuesday, the Civil Defense Directorate was Al-Iraqiya announced that a fire broke out inside Al-Muthanna Airport in the center of the capital, Baghdad, without recording human casualties. , noting that a civil defense employee was injured during the firefighting operation.
The statement added that the civil defense teams “ended the accident without recording human losses while limiting the material damage.” The Directorate of Civil Defense confirmed that it had requested the opening of an investigation at the police station responsible for the location of the fire to determine the causes of its outbreak.
