Two drones downed in Iraq’s Diyala, Babil
2026-03-19T10:43:05+00:00
Shafaq News- Diyala/ Babil
Two drones crashed in Iraq’s Diyala and Babil provinces on Thursday, with no casualties reported, sources told Shafaq News.
One drone fell in Al-Jiyaila village in Al-Khalis district (Diyala), while another crashed in Al-Ibrahimiyah near the Alawiya Sharifa shrine (Babil), where authorities detonated it at the site.
The sources did not specify the origin of the drones.
Since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran on February 28, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have faced a wave of drone and rocket attacks attributed to Iran-aligned armed factions. On Thursday, drones targeted a watchtower at the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border.
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