Breaking: drone strike rocks military base housing Hungarian troops in fresh escalation – photos

A drone strike targeted a munitions depot at the American base in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, on Sunday, according to the Clash Report news portal on X. Hungarian troops are also stationed at the base.

Drone strike against Iraqi airport

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence (HM) told the Hungarian News Agency late on Sunday that no Hungarian soldiers were injured in the attack. The Erbil airport’s air defences shot down most of the incoming devices. Footage filmed at the site and published in the Turkish press showed explosions and a huge blaze at the facility.

Iran-backed Iraqi Shia militia Saraya Awliya al-Dam claimed responsibility for the attack, Rudaw Kurdish news channel reported. The group announced it was launching a major operation against US military facilities in Iraq. According to Rudaw, the extremists carried out the strike in retaliation for the death of Iran’s supreme political and religious leader, Ali Khamenei, in American-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran.

The militia reportedly deployed drones and “new-type missiles” against the airport, most of which were intercepted by its air defences. Aviation-focused social media site Hava said the explosions occurred in the section of Erbil airport reserved for military use.

The Hungarian Ministry of Defence (HM) told MTI late on Sunday that no Hungarian soldiers were injured in the attack.

Check out a video how air defence downs a drone over Erbil.

Explosions heard at Erbil airport in Iraq amid reports of Iranian strike

Explosions were heard at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq on Sunday evening, according to an Anadolu correspondent. The correspondent said air defense systems at the airport carried out intensive interception attempts, with a fire breaking out following the blasts in the area, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency wrote.

Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported that an American military base in Erbil was targeted with several drones and missiles. No information was yet available about casualties or damage.

The US and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, killing several top Iranian leaders, including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tehran retaliated with a series of drone and missile attacks that targeted Israel, US assets and several Gulf countries.

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