Explosives Laden Drone Strikes Near Erbil Airport In Iraq
Explosives laden drone strikes near Erbil airport in northern Iraq – Kurdish Security Service.
Irbil International Airport located in the northern region of Iraq was attacked with a drone.
Initially, information from Kurdish security said that at least three rockets were fired near the airport, but later it became clear that the attack was carried out by drones loaded with explosives.
There is no news of any damage in it. However, witnesses present there said that at least six explosions were heard in the area.
Explosives laden drone strikes in Iraq: The Kurdistan counter-terrorism team said the attack was carried out by two explosive drones.
Let us inform you that flights at the airport have not been affected by this attack and operations are going on.
This area is known for the airbase of American soldiers and it has been attacked many times in the past. Told Iran-backed Shia supporters behind the attacks by Americans here.
Sputnik was quoted by Rudaw TV as saying that several explosions took place near the Irbil International Airport in Irak.
According to initial reports provided by Security Services, it is not clear whether the blast was triggered by don or rocket attacks.
A TV channel later quoted Kurdistan’s Anti-Terrorism Directorate as saying that a drone loaded with explosives was carried out late Saturday night.
According to Ruda, at least three explosions were heard near the airport.
In February this year, a rocket attack was carried out on the Irbil International Airport with the aim of targeting the US military based in northern Iraq.
Three rockets were fired in the area located close to the airport. In this attack, a US-led coalition contractor was killed on the spot and several were also injured.
Pakistan is going to resume the operation of commercial flights to Kabul.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced that it has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul from Monday. PIA CEO Arshad Malik gave this information to Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
Malik said the first flight would leave on Monday from Islamabad for Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. This will be the first flight after the Taliban took over Kabul.
The PIA official said that permission for the flight to land at Kabul airport has been given by the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan said that Pakistan has got all technical clearances for flight operations, and an Airbus A320 jet will take passengers from Islamabad to Kabul.
Following the Taliban’s capture of Kabul last month, the PIA temporarily suspended its operations in the Afghan capital.
