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A US base near Erbil Airport in northern Iraq was targeted by multiple drone and rocket attacks. Iraqi armed factions claimed responsibility for targeting the American base. US air defenses shot down two drones over Erbil. The attacks resulted in at least one Kurdish security member killed and another injured.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, killing all six crew members on board. U.S. officials stated the crash was due to an apparent accident and not hostile fire. However, an Iran-backed militia group called the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed it shot the plane down. Separately, the US embassy in Baghdad was targeted in a missile attack, with video showing smoke rising from the vicinity of the compound and security sources confirming the embassy was hit.
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Multiple attacks target Western military sites in Iraq, killing French soldier and prompting Italian withdrawalA series of coordinated attacks targeted Western military interests across Iraq. A drone strike on a base in the Makhmour region killed a French soldier and wounded several others, while separate attacks hit the US embassy in Baghdad and a base near Erbil airport. In response to the deteriorating security situation, Italy announced plans to withdraw its troops from the attacked base in Erbil.
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