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Four drones shot down over Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region

Mar 07, 2026

Baghdad [Iraq], March 7: The Counter-Terrorism Service in Iraq's Kurdistan Region announced Friday that four drones were shot down over the city of Erbil.
In a statement, the agency said coalition forces intercepted the four drones in the airspace of the regional capital, Erbil, noting that debris from one of the drones fell in a square near a hotel without causing any casualties or material damage.
Earlier today, Iraqi authorities announced that two drones had been shot down outside a vital facility in Basra in southern Iraq, without specifying the nature of the targeted site.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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Reliance MET City's Inaugural International Half Marathon Brings Together 2,500 Runners from Across India and Overseas

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