Fewer than 12 hours after U.S. airstrikes hit two facilities in Syria used by Iran and its proxies to launch attacks on American troops in the region, a one-way suicide drone targeted U.S. forces in western Iraq, according to U.S. officials. The drone got within a few kilometers of U.S. forces at Al-Assad Air Base, Iraq, at approximately 7 a.m. The troops fired upon the unmanned vehicle and "successfully shot it down without further incident," according to a U.S. official. So far, the U.S. has not launched any counter strike in response to the latest drone attack. US shoots down drone in Iraq after troops targeted again originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 28, 2023 10:59 UTC