Iraqi Kurdistan. A bomb-laden drone was shot down near Erbil Airport.

Anti-terrorism department announced Iraqi Kurdistan Region Shooting down a bomb-laden drone targeting an international coalition strike… islamic state organization The second attack in 24 hours on Thursday night saw U.S. troops stationed near Erbil's airport.

An explosive drone launched by “illegal militias” targeting military forces of the international coalition fighting the Islamic State was shot down at Erbil International Airport on Thursday night, a statement from the region's counterterrorism service said. base.

On Wednesday night, the region's counterterrorism unit reported a similar attack, for which the Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement claimed responsibility.

U.S. officials have reported more than 100 attacks against U.S. interests in Iraq and Syria since mid-October, days after Israel began its incursion into the Gaza Strip.

Most of the attacks were carried out by the Islamic Resistance Movement of Iraq, which includes armed factions allied with Iran and linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces.

Washington has deployed 2,500 troops in Iraq and about 900 troops in Syria as part of the international coalition formed in 2014 to fight ISIS.