US Forces Conduct ‘Defensive Airstrike’ Against Unmanned Drone in Iraq

U.S. forces in Iraq carried out an airstrike south of Baghdad on July 30 in response to an alleged attempted attack involving an unmanned drone, a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson has confirmed. “Tonight, U.S. forces in Iraq conducted a defensive airstrike in the Musayib in Babil Province, targeting combatants attempting to launch one-way attack uncrewed aerial systems,” a spokesperson for CENTCOM—which oversees operations in the region—said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times. Based on recent attacks in Iraq and Syria, CENTCOM assessed that the drone “posed a threat to U.S. and Coalition Forces,” the spokesperson said....