The “Islamic Resistance in Iraq”, a network of fighters from pro-Iranian armed groups opposed to the United States, announced on Friday that it had shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone a day earlier.
A US military drone crashed north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday evening. A few hours ago, a pro-Iranian group claimed to have fired on an American aircraft.
An American droneCrashed near Balad Air Base, Iraq“, late Thursday evening, an American official told AFP, without specifying what kind of device it was. “Iraqi security forces captured the plane. No injuries were reported“, he added. An investigation has been initiated.
The “Islamic Resistance in Iraq”, a network of fighters from pro-Iranian armed groups opposed to the United States, announced on Friday that it had shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone a day earlier, which can conduct surveillance and monitoring. mission. ‘Attack. fighters”Yesterday the MQ-9 drone of the American occupation targeted (…).“, declared this entity in a press release.
The United States and its allies have endured more than 140 strikes in Iraq and Syria — many “Islamic Resistance in Iraq» – from mid-October according to Pentagon calculations.
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On Thursday, the Iraqi prime minister reiterated his call for the departure of the Washington-led international anti-jihadist coalition from Iraq, arguing that this was to end the mission of foreign troops “Essential for security and stability“From the country.
A Pentagon spokesman said Thursday that he was not aware of an official request from the Iraqis. Washington has about 2,500 troops in Iraq and about 900 in Syria fighting IS with an international coalition launched in 2014.
