Sharjah24 – AFP: Armed drones attacked Arbil international airport, which lies near the US consulate in this northern Iraq city, Kurdish security forces said in a statement Saturday.
"There are no victims in the attack carried out by two armed drones," said the statement.
The airport, which is also the base for a coalition force of troops, suffered no damage, according to its director, Ahmed Hochiar.
An correspondent heard two loud blasts and saw black smoke rising up into the sky and heard sirens around the US consulate.
Security forces sealed off access to the airport zone, said witnesses.
Attacks of this kind, normally targeting US troops or US interests in Iraq, have become common in recent months.
Although no one claims responsibility for them, Washington blames pro-Iranian forces in Iraq.
The use of weaponised drones is a more recent development that poses a fresh challenge to coalition forces and the US-installed C-Ram anti-missile defence systems.
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