Iraq: Drone attack on US base near Baghdad airport foiled

Two armed drones were shot down as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting US forces near Baghdad's international airport, Iraqi security sources said, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident. An official of the US-led international military coalition stationed there said the base's defence system engaged "two fixed-wing suicide drones… they were shot down without incident". "This was a dangerous attack on a civilian airport," the coalition official said in a brief statement on Monday. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Footage provided by the coalition showed what the official said was debris of two fixed-wing drones destroyed in the attack, with writing clearly visible on the wing of one drone reading "Soleimani's revenge".