Iraq said on Tuesday, June 24th, that it will investigate suicide drone attacks on radar systems at two military bases, adding that its forces intercepted several other attempted incursions.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks, and the government has not yet identified any perpetrators.
Sabah al-Numan, the military spokesman for the Iraqi prime minister, said that early Tuesday “several small suicide drones targeted multiple Iraqi military sites and bases.”
No casualties were reported.
The unidentified drone strikes came hours after Iran launched missiles at a U.S. military facility in Qatar in retaliation for the U.S. bombing of Tehran’s nuclear facilities.
Iraq, which has for years navigated a delicate balancing act between its allies Tehran and Washington, has long been a fertile ground for proxy battles.
Since the start of the Iran-Israel war, Baghdad has worked to prevent the violence from spreading onto its turf, especially due to growing fears over possible intervention by Iran-backed armed factions, who have threatened Washington’s interests should it join Israel’s campaign.
