08.03.2026 01:01
In Iraq, consecutive explosion sounds were heard near the US Consulate in Erbil and at Erbil Airport, where a US base is also located. It was reported that the attacks were carried out with drones and were neutralized by air defense systems.
In Iraq, consecutive explosion sounds were heard near the US Consulate in Erbil and at Erbil Airport, where a US base is also located.
ERBIL AIRPORT WAS ALSO TARGETED
According to local media, after the attacks carried out by a suicide drone (UAV), air defense systems were activated and the drones were neutralized. Smoke was seen rising from Erbil Airport, where a US base is also located, after the attack.
No official statement has yet been made regarding who carried out the attack.
ERBIL HAS BEEN UNDER ATTACK SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF THE WAR
Since the first day of the attacks initiated by the US-Israel against Iran, explosion sounds have been heard daily in Erbil. During the day, a suicide UAV was destroyed near Erbil Airport, resulting in a fire after its parts fell into a plastic material depot.
The Shiite militia group Saraya Awliya al-Dam, affiliated with Hashd al-Shaabi, announced that it had attacked a hotel in Erbil where US soldiers were allegedly staying. In the attack on the night of March 1, UAVs hit Erbil Airport, followed by explosions in the area and a fire.
On March 2, an attack was also carried out with a drone on the Peshmerga forces' headquarters in the Degele district of Erbil, and the Peshmerga Ministry stated that if the attacks continued, they would not go unanswered. The parts of the UAV that were neutralized on March 6 also fell next to a hotel.